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simulation Definition

simu·la·tion (sim′yo̵̅o̅ lā′s̸hən, -yə-)

noun

  1. the act of simulating; pretense; feigning
    1. a simulated resemblance
    2. an imitation or counterfeit
  3. the use of a computer to calculate, by means of extrapolation, the effect of a given physical process
  4. the duplicating or reproducing of certain characteristics or conditions, as of a system or physical process, by the use of a model or representation, for study, training, etc.

Etymology: ME simulacion < MFr < L simulatio

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simulation Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • perform: Perform a simulation for each year within the range.
  • run: The information gathered from running the simulation will then allow us to estimate the performance.

Adjective modifier

  • numerical: Numerical simulations of the fully nonlinear equation verify all former statements.
  • agent-based: The project was an agent-based simulation of pasture grazing by sheep.
  • molecular: This finding is also supported by molecular dynamics simulations.
  • multi-agent: SWARM Swarm is a software package for multi-agent simulation of complex systems being developed at the Santa Fe Institute.
  • discrete: For a discrete event simulation the Sequence diagram looks best suited to show how events affect the objects during the experiment execution.
  • computational: The transport properties of these liquid or crystalline suspensions are modeled by theory and by computational simulation.

Modifies a noun

  • model: Many are owners quot i don't reform simulation model.
  • experiment: Both findings can be explained by the simulation experiments performed.
  • software: Early visibility of costs The simulation software market seems to split into two areas.
  • tool: In the standard set up each simulation tool about 4 days to run!
  • technique: These simulation techniques have been put to effective use on a wide variety of projects.
  • package: These are just some of the applications which have been answered by users of Micro Saint, the discrete-event simulation package for Windows.

Noun used with modifier

  • computer: Instead, with the use of computer simulations, the jury was ostensibly able to ' see ' what happened.
  • dynamics: You can get the latest shareware versions of various statistical software or of population dynamics simulation.
  • cfd: The results were then processed to generate boundary conditions for CFD simulations.
  • participatory: Participatory simulations: building collaborative understanding through immersive dynamic modeling.
  • n-body: We test these ideas using large high resolution N-body simulations carried out within the Virgo supercomputing consortium.
  • spreadsheet: For instance, the construction of a prototype spreadsheet simulation will allow you to develop a scenario for the student to attempt.
simulation Quotes

A good simulation, be it a religious myth or scientific theory, gives us a sense of mastery over experience. To represent something symbolically, as we do when we speak or write, is somehow to capture it, thus making it one's own. But with this appropriation comes the realization that we have denied the immediacy of reality and that in creating a substitute we have but spun another thread in the web of our grand illusion.

—Pagels, Heinz R(udolf)