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simulation

[sim-yuh-ley-shuhn]

noun

imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.

the act or process of pretending; feigning.

an assumption or imitation of a particular appearance or form; counterfeit; sham.

Psychiatry. a conscious attempt to feign some mental or physical disorder to escape punishment or to gain a desired objective.

the representation of the behavior or characteristics of one system through the use of another system, especially a computer program designed for the purpose.

Origin:
1300–50; Middle English simulacion < Latin simulātiōn- (stem of simulātiō) a pretense. See simulate, -ion

Related forms

non·sim·u·la·tion, noun

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They're in the process of running a simulation with that factor included.

Experience in simulation in medical education is desirable.

Computer simulation of the process suggests, however, that several smaller moons may have formed at the same time.

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They're in the process of running a simulation with that factor included.

Experience in simulation in medical education is desirable.

Computer simulation of the process suggests, however, that several smaller moons may have formed at the same time.

Let the simulation continue for about three minutes.

The simulation took advantage of the fruits of this project.

Making a useful scientific simulation isn't light work.

Sifteo cubes offer a huge range of games through animation and gravity simulation.

He hopes the computer simulation will do that-but there's no guarantee that it will yield a breakthrough.

The simulation makes for fascinating, and instructive, watching.

Ho?ava gravity could explain missing spatial dimensions in a computer simulation.

I've never encountered a digital simulation that seemed so real.

What caught my interest was the simulation approach to picture taking.

The simulation also demonstrates why it is so important to join at the right exchange rate.

With the advent of computers, archaeologists began to experiment with simulation as an aid to exploring human prehistory.

In other cases, testing is being conducted virtually, using computers and simulation software.

The author and his colleagues generated this image using a state-of-the-art cosmological simulation code.

The company has sold more than five million copies of its previous simulation games.

In the simulation below, a developing galaxy is undergoing feedback, ejecting material into intergalactic space as it grows.

Click here for an animated simulation of the impacts of that tsunami.

For sure there's somewhere the computing power and the scientific expertise and information to do a simulation of this.

Computer modeling and simulation have changed research in various fields.

These are simplified simulation models packaged as management games.

Watch a computer-generated simulation of a hurricane.

When a supernova's blast screams outward, it creates a mess of magnetism that this simulation attempts to recreate.

Medical simulation can improve teamwork among doctors, nurses and other clinicians.

The technology can be applied to visual simulation or biomedicine.

Students will learn about these vents by doing a simulation and viewing pictures of animals.

His simulation applied different movement algorithms to the robots' segmented spines.

However, each simulation must be validated by experimental scientists in a laboratory setting.

Students will perform a simple simulation to see how one species.

They then used the computer simulation to explore how the bone would have responded to stresses transmitted during feeding.

Schremp has been sidelined by a knee injury, the simulation is helping him stay focused on the game while he recovers.

We don't believe that you have to make a choice between making a great simulation and making a fun game.

Now the growing business of medical simulation is giving new doctors another option for.

And the light-field approach can produce a compelling simulation of a stereoscopic image.

Next, follow these instructions to conduct a simulation of humpback bubble feeding:.

The simulation doesn't swing as well as the king would have.

In today's military, computer simulation is increasingly taking the place of conventional training exercises.

It's true that the environment is a simulation of nature.

Treating these states of matter differently in the simulation could explain another peculiar aspect of the moon's composition:.

After that, the researchers ran a simulation that didn't include the warming trend, then compared the results.

Most of its scientists are much aware of the uncertainties and limitations of such computer simulation efforts.

The simulation shows that the galleries helped produce a complimentary, double-acoustic effect:.

One highlight is a simulation of the interior of the sun, showing its convection and churning magnetic field.

Girls sign up and become members of a social network but also users of a dating simulation in cartoon style.

In a realm where simulation is all, authenticity may lie in the details.

Citizens self-report for annihilation based on what a war simulation tells them to do.

The problem, he said, is that the theory is so math-intensive that a single detailed simulation can take months of computer time.

The article you're referring to was based on a simulation of planetary formation.

He then used this data to make a virtual simulation where these beasts could go head-to-head.

Let's call this computerized simulation what it is: the strangling of a live art form to make a little extra profit.

Each simulation used inflationary theory as its foundation.

As well, they cite a computer simulation that has no evidentiary standing whjatsoever.

Maybe it is a simulation of the pain and confusion of living as a member of an endangered species.

Researchers determined that women were much less likely than men to dive and fake injuries, an act also known as simulation.

Just imagine a simulation which would teach them development skills.

With the new programs, troops will spend more time using simulation software on ordinary desktop computers linked in networks.

It's one more example of the general escalation of simulation.

The simulation used a less intense explosion than the actual bombing.

Patients can view a videotape computer simulation of what their teeth may look like.

Supercomputers are used for scientific and engineering problems as diverse as climate simulation and automotive design.

The simulation is so realistic that some soldiers have left with battle fatigue.

Gateway has specialized in software for the simulation of circuits and testing of electronic designs.

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World English Dictionary

simulation (ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən)

—n
1.	the act or an instance of simulating
2.	the assumption of a false appearance or form
3.	a representation of a problem, situation, etc, in mathematical terms, esp using a computer
4.	maths, statistics, computing the construction of a mathematical model for some process, situation, etc, in order to estimate its characteristics or solve problems about it probabilistically in terms of the model
5.	psychiatry the conscious process of feigning illness in order to gain some particular end; malingering

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Word Origin & History

simulation

mid-14c., "a false show, false profession," from O.Fr. simulation, from L. simulationem (nom. simulatio) "an imitating, feigning," noun of action from simulare "imitate," from stem of similis "like" (see similar).

American Heritage

Medical Dictionary

simulation sim·u·la·tion (sĭm'yə-lā'shən)
n.

Close resemblance or imitation, as of one symptom or disease by another.
Assumption of a false appearance.
Reproduction or representation, as of a potential situation or in experimental testing.

sim'u·late' (-lāt') v.
sim'u·la'tor (-lā'tər) n.

FOLDOC

Computing Dictionary

simulation definition

simulation, system
Attempting to predict aspects of the behaviour of some system by creating an approximate (mathematical) model of it. This can be done by physical modelling, by writing a special-purpose computer program or using a more general simulation package, probably still aimed at a particular kind of simulation (e.g. structural engineering, fluid flow). Typical examples are aircraft flight simlators or electronic circuit simulators. A great many simulation languages exist, e.g. Simula.
See also emulation, Markov chain.
Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.simulation.
(1995-02-23)

Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia

simulation

in industry, science, and education, a research or teaching technique that reproduces actual events and processes under test conditions. Developing a simulation is often a highly complex mathematical process. Initially a set of rules, relationships, and operating procedures are specified, along with other variables. The interaction of these phenomena create new situations, even new rules, which further evolve as the simulation proceeds. Simulation implements range from paper-and-pencil and board-game reproductions of situations to complex computer-aided interactive systems

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