Definitions for: Simulation


[n] the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
[n] 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)
[n] representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
[n] (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"



Webster (1913) Definition: Sim`u*la"tion, n. [F. simulation, L. simulatio.]
The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is
feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation,
which disguises or conceals what is true.

Syn: Counterfeiting; feint; pretense.

Synonyms: computer simulation, feigning, model, pretence, pretending, pretense

See Also: affectation, appearance, deceit, deception, dissembling, dissimulation, figure, framework, globe, make-believe, mannerism, masquerade, mock-up, model, model, modeling, modelling, planetarium, pose, representation, restoration, roughcast, show, technique, theoretical account, war game

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