facility noun (PLACE). âº [C] something such as a âplace, âbuilding, or âequipment used for a âparticular âpurpose or âactivity: The new âsports facility has a âswimming âpool. (Definition of facility from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).acility noun (PLACE). âº [C] something such as a âplace, âbuilding, or âequipment used for a âparticular âpurpose or âactivity: The new âsports facility has a âswimming âpool. (Definition of facility from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press).
While economists cloak their views in the aura of science, what they actually do is make assumptions about the world, use those assumptions to build imaginary economies (known as models), and from those models generate conclusions.
The Why Behind Teaching This: Creating models is a practice used by scientists for many purposes. Students learn a variety of reasons scientists use models and understand there are a variety of types of models.