simulation
Americannoun
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imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
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the act or process of pretending; feigning.
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an assumption or imitation of a particular appearance or form; counterfeit; sham.
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Psychiatry. a conscious attempt to feign some mental or physical disorder to escape punishment or to gain a desired objective.
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the representation of the behavior or characteristics of one system through the use of another system, especially a computer program designed for the purpose.
Other Word Forms
- nonsimulation noun
Etymology
Origin of simulation
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English simulacion, from Latin simulātiōn- (stem of simulātiō ) “a pretense”; simulate, -ion
Example Sentences
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Until now, much of what scientists understood about iron sources in these waters came from simulations and computer models.
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Computer simulations have suggested that stellar bars could begin forming at redshift 5, or roughly 12.5 billion years ago.
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Computer simulations showed that the most likely outcome was not ring formation directly, but a collision between the extra moon and Titan.
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In one simulation, Ukrainian forces destroyed 17 armored vehicles and launched successful attacks against 30 other targets.
In pure water ice, more than 10 percent of the amino acids, which are the building blocks of proteins, survived the full 50 million year simulation.
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