simulation

The definition of a simulation is a model or representative example of something.

(noun)

When you create a computer program that is intended to model flying a plane, this is an example of a simulation.

See simulation in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act of simulating; pretense; feigning
1. a simulated resemblance
2. an imitation or counterfeit
the use of a computer to calculate, by means of extrapolation, the effect of a given physical process
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.

Origin: ME simulacion < MFr < L simulatio

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See simulation in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

The act or process of simulating.
An imitation; a sham.
Assumption of a false appearance.
a. Imitation or representation, as of a potential situation or in experimental testing.
b. Representation of the operation or features of one process or system through the use of another: computer simulation of an in-flight emergency.

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