- simulation
- noun1. the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training) (Freq. 1)• Hyponyms: ↑war game2. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)• Syn: ↑model• Hypernyms: ↑representation• Hyponyms: ↑figure, ↑globe, ↑mock-up, ↑planetarium, ↑restoration, ↑roughcast3. the act of giving a false appearance-
his conformity was only pretending
• Syn: ↑pretense, ↑pretence, ↑pretending, ↑feigning• Derivationally related forms: ↑feign (for: ↑feigning), ↑simulate, ↑pretend (for: ↑pretending), ↑pretend (for: ↑pretense)• Hypernyms: ↑deception, ↑deceit, ↑dissembling, ↑dissimulation• Hyponyms:↑appearance, ↑show, ↑make-believe, ↑pretend, ↑affectation, ↑mannerism, ↑pose, ↑affectedness, ↑masquerade4. (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program-a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated
• Syn: ↑computer simulation• Derivationally related forms: ↑simulate• Topics: ↑computer science, ↑computing• Members of this Topic: ↑time-scale factor, ↑extended time scale, ↑slow time scale, ↑fast time scale• Hypernyms: ↑technique, ↑model, ↑theoretical account, ↑framework
Useful english dictionary. 2012.