 ##  [Petri Net Modeling](/petri-net-modeling) 

  ##  [Petri Net Modeling](https://engineering.quantumdictionary.io/petri-net-modeling-0) 

  
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**Engineering &amp; Applied Technologies Dictionary**

 
Definition

A graphical and mathematical formalism for modeling concurrent, asynchronous, and distributed discrete‑event systems using places, transitions, directed arcs and tokens; system behavior is defined by token distribution (marking) and transition firing rules that move tokens between places.