Link Centre Dictionary

simulation

si·mu·la·tion

UK/ˌsɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃn̩/ US/ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃn̩/ fairly common

noun

1.

(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”
Synonyms
2.

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)

3.
4.

the act of giving a false appearance

  • “his conformity was only pretending”
Synonyms

Origin

First attested in 1340 as Middle English symulacioun, from Middle French simulation, from Old French simulation/simulacion, from Latin simulātiōnem, from simulō (“imitate”). Morphologically simulate + -ion.

Phrases

  • computer simulation
  • life simulation
  • simulation hypothesis

Related words

Word family

Broader terms

Narrower terms

WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved. Wiktionary content is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike Licence.