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. 2016 May 26;13:E69. doi: 10.5888/pcd13.150561

Table. Key Properties of Agent-Based Modeling of Chronic Diseases.

Property Description
Interactive Agents can interact with each other or with the environment
Heterogeneous Agents can have different attributes, states, or behaviors
Dynamic Agents can change their attributes, states, or behaviors with time or location
Stochastic Agents can decide their attributes, states, or behaviors based on probability distribution
Rational Agents can act in their best interest based on their own knowledge and preference
Adaptive Agents can change their states or behaviors based on the current state of the system
Autonomous Agents can decide their own states or behaviors
Mobile Agents can move in a geographic space
Memory Agents can remember their previous attributes, states, and behaviors or the history of the system