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| 1. | [ noun ] 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) | |
| Related terms: | model model war_game | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program | |
| Synonyms: | computer_simulation analogy | |
| Examples: | "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated" |
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| Related terms: | technique model time-scale_factor extended_time_scale fast_time_scale computer_science | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a representation of something (usually on a smaller scale) | |
| Synonyms: | model | |
| Related terms: | representation representation figure mock-up planetarium globe roughcast restoration model | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the act of giving a false appearance | |
| Synonyms: | pretense feigning pretending pretence | |
| Examples: | "his conformity was only pretending" |
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| Related terms: | deception affectation appearance masquerade make-believe feign simulate | |
| Similar spelling: |
simulate simulator simulated Simuliidae |
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