Simulation is the process of simulating something or the result of simulating it.
Training includes realistic simulation of casualty procedures. [+ of]
...a simulation of the greenhouse effect.
Synonyms: copy, reproduction, replica, imitation More Synonyms of simulation
simulation in British English
(ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act or an instance of simulating
2.
the assumption of a false appearance or form
3.
a representation of a problem, situation, etc, in mathematical terms, esp using a computer
4. mathematics, statistics, computing
the construction of a mathematical model for some process, situation, etc, in order to estimate its characteristics or solve problems about it probabilistically in terms of the model
5. psychiatry
the conscious process of feigning illness in order to gain some particular end; malingering
simulation in American English
(ˌsɪmjuˈleɪʃən; ˌsɪmjəˈleɪʃən)
noun
1.
the act of simulating; pretense; feigning
2.
a.
a simulated resemblance
b.
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, bythe use of a model or representation, for study, training, etc.
Derived forms
simulative (ˈsimuˌlative)
adjective
Word origin
ME simulacion < MFr < L simulatio
Examples of 'simulation' in a sentence
simulation
Most of these models are simulation programs.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
Would a computer simulation of our brain be conscious and how would we know if it were?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The simulation software in the brain is especially adept at constructing faces and voices.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The human brain runs first-class simulation software.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The direct line of inheritance is from studies of adult intelligence, particularly computer simulations of adult intelligence.
Bee, Helen The Developing Child (7th edn.) (1995)
Computer simulations are key to this understanding and the models have vastly improved over the last 40 years.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Computer simulation is being used as a cheap alternative, but it cannot reproduce the experience of live firing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The series is best known for its realistic simulation experience, requiring more concentration than most other racing games.
The Sun (2015)
A realistic table tennis simulation with slow-motion option.
The Sun (2010)
Coaches have access to 18,000 engineers specialising in aerodynamics, simulation and mathematical modelling.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
It was a disappointing outcome after he'd proved fastest in the race simulation runs of Friday practice.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A nursing suite has been set up to resemble a real hospital ward and includes patient simulation models on which students can practise their nursing skills.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Such research, used when human testing and computer simulation are not possible or sufficient, can provide understanding of human organs and how they tackle disease.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
A full-scale linear programming model for financial planning would become formidably complex, but no more so than a typical simulation model.
Charles A. D'Ambrosio & Stewart D. Hodges & Richard Brealey & Stewart Myers Principles of Corporate Finance (1991)
This is a real problem for wing designers, who have been forced to rely on various mathematical tricks, scale models and computer simulations to design efficient wings.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
In other languages
simulation
British English: simulation NOUN
Simulation is the process of simulating something or the result of simulating it.
Training includes realistic simulation of casualty procedures.
American English: simulation
Brazilian Portuguese: simulação
Chinese: 模拟
European Spanish: simulación
French: simulation
German: Simulation
Italian: simulazione
Japanese: シミュレーション
Korean: 모의훈련
European Portuguese: simulação
Latin American Spanish: simulación
(noun)
a simulation of the greenhouse effect
Synonyms
copy
Always keep a copy of everything in your own files.
reproduction
a reproduction of a religious painting
replica
It was a replica, for display only.
imitation
the most accurate imitation of Chinese architecture in Europe
duplicate
Enclosed is a duplicate of the invoice we sent you last month.
facsimile
This will be a genuine old copy, not a facsimile.
Additional synonyms
in the sense of duplicate
Definition
an exact copy
Enclosed is a duplicate of the invoice we sent you last month.
Synonyms
photocopy,
copy,
reproduction,
replica,
Xerox (old-fashioned),
carbon copy,
Photostat (old-fashioned)
in the sense of facsimile
Definition
an exact copy
This will be a genuine old copy, not a facsimile.
Synonyms
copy,
print,
carbon,
reproduction,
replica,
transcript,
duplicate,
photocopy,
Xerox (old-fashioned),
carbon copy (old-fashioned),
Photostat (old-fashioned),
fax
in the sense of imitation
Definition
a copy of an original or genuine article
the most accurate imitation of Chinese architecture in Europe