Simulation - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən|
Brit.
|ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən|
noun
- the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)
- (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
- the act of giving a false appearance (syn: pretence, pretending, pretense)
- (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated
- representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) (syn: model)- the act of giving a false appearance (syn: pretence, pretending, pretense)
Extra examples
They use computer simulation to predict weather conditions.
Word forms
noun
singular: simulation
plural: simulations
singular: simulation
plural: simulations
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