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simulation /sɪmjuːˈleɪʃ(ə)n /noun [mass noun]1Imitation of a situation or process: simulation of blood flowing through arteries and veins photographs showing simulation of sex acts...- The postmodern media critic once asserted that this conflict did not happen, and was only a televised simulation of a war.
- The simulation of conductive hearing impairment by occluding the ear with a finger is the basis of this test.
- With simulation, medical students learn procedures that require repeated practice and perform tasks on virtual tissue.
1.1The action of pretending; deception: clever simulation that’s good enough to trick you...- Suppose I am trying to predict a decision you are about to make, and I am using pretence-based simulation.
- This helps to explain why a simulation of the false believer is more demanding than a simulation of a pretend partner.
- When no simulation is required, it should be equally easy to experience and report beliefs as desires.
1.2The production of a computer model of something, especially for the purpose of study: the method was tested by computer simulation [count noun]: a visual simulation of a collision [as modifier]: simulation models will allow researchers to test different strategies...- The new retail simulation program will help us here.
- The simulations were conducted to provide additional evidence about whether rollover hedging could increase expected returns.
- The bootstrap sampling was limited to 100 replications because of the computationally intensive nature of the simulation.
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