The digital twin contains an entire digital representation of an object, a system, or even a service.
Is a Digital Object More Accurate than A Physical Object?
To take it a step further, digital twins incorporate multi-physics simulation, data analytics, and machine learning capabilities. These virtual constructs can demonstrate the impact of design changes, usage scenarios, environmental conditions, and endless variables. The goal is to eliminate the need for physical prototypes. That reduces development time and potentially improves the quality of the finalized product or process.
To step even further out, the digital twin may provide a more accurate product simulation than the physical product itself can provide. After all, you can put a physical product through all possible contingencies. Yet you can put a digital version through virtually every contingency.