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simulation |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Simulation \Sim`u*la"tion\, n. [F. simulation, L. simulatio.] The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true. Syn: Counterfeiting; feint; pretense. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: simulation n 1: the act of simulating 2: a theoretical account based on a similarity between the model and the phenomena that are to be explained; "it was a computer simulation of problem solving" [syn: {analogy}] 3: a representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) [syn: {model}] 4: the act of pretending [syn: {pretense}, {pretence}, {pretending}, {feigning}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: simulation 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)
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