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1. (n.) simulation
imitation or enactment, as of conditions anticipated.
2. simulation
the act or process of pretending; feigning.
3. simulation
an assumption or imitation of a particular appearance or form; counterfeit.
4. simulation
the representation of the behavior or characteristics of one system through the use of another system, esp. using a computer.
5. simulation
a conscious attempt to feign some mental or physical disorder.
Etymology: (1300–50; < L simulātiō a pretense. See simulate , -tion)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) simulation
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)
2. (noun) simulation, computer simulation
(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"
3. (noun) model, simulation
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
4. (noun) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning
the act of giving a false appearance
"his conformity was only pretending"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) simulation
the act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true
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