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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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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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