Modeling with a Toolbox of Systems

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Abstract: "This paper presents a principled solution to the problem of integrating diverse systems each with its own representation language into a toolbox of systems. A canonical representation language made of epistemic entities allows for one conceptualization of the application domain from which and into which all systems translate. The canonical representation becomes possible because it is used for communication of the systems, only. All other tasks are performed on the basis of the systems' internal representation languages. The canonical representation allows for combining two advantages: to use special purpose representations within each system of the toolbox, and to use the canonical representation for integrating the systems and their results.