simulation
imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
the act or process of pretending; feigning.
an assumption or imitation of a particular appearance or form; counterfeit; sham.
Psychiatry. a conscious attempt to feign some mental or physical disorder to escape punishment or to gain a desired objective.
the representation of the behavior or characteristics of one system through the use of another system, especially a computer program designed for the purpose.
Origin of simulation
1Other words from simulation
- non·sim·u·la·tion, noun
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How to use simulation in a sentence
This simulation is repeated 140,605 times to get the probability and distribution of states won by each candidate.
The Forecast: The Methodology Behind Our 2020 Election Model | Daniel Malloy | September 10, 2020 | OzyWhen the researchers chose an epidemiological simulation as one of the settings for their study, they didn’t know that the entire world would soon grapple with the very questions they were asking participants to answer.
What a study of video games can tell us about being better decision makers | Walter Frick | September 6, 2020 | QuartzNext, both groups ran computer simulations to figure out how the system formed.
A weirdly warped planet-forming disk circles a distant trio of stars | Lisa Grossman | September 3, 2020 | Science NewsIn 2018, Amazon published a paper about using the software to create synthetic e-commerce transactions so that the data could eventually be used for “product recommendation, targeting deals, and simulation of future events.”
Why American Express is trying technology that makes deepfake videos look real | jonathanvanian2015 | September 3, 2020 | FortuneAlthough technology scored a resounding victory, the controlled conditions of the F-16 simulation doesn’t mean that the program could have beaten a human in real combat.
An F-16 pilot took on A.I. in a dogfight. Here’s who won | Aaron Pressman | August 20, 2020 | Fortune
It was unpleasant and discombobulating: a simulation of hostage-taking, mental asylum and demented dreamscape all rolled into one.
This scenario could serve as a model for what could be programed into a virtual simulation.
MH370 Debris Is Lost Forever, Can the Plane Be Found Without It? | Clive Irving | September 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut actual driving simulation studies have not mimicked these results.
In fact, the list of Democrats calling for Shinseki to go increasingly resembles an election simulation by Nate Silver.
Why Dems Are Tripping Over Each Other to Push The V.A. Chief Out | Ben Jacobs, Tim Mak | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBy combining 16 “Neurocore” microchips, the researchers have reached a new benchmark in computer-brain simulation.
The completest escape from one's ordinary preoccupations could be obtained by a resolute simulation of this kind.
Adventures and Enthusiasms | E. V. LucasAll physiologists know that hysterical persons have a tendency to falsehood and simulation.
Mysterious Psychic Forces | Camille FlammarionWith other holiness—apparent holiness—a simulation might be combined.
The Posthumous Works of Thomas De Quincey, Vol. 1 (2 vols) | Thomas De QuinceyHe can save himself much trouble by remembering that in this simulation there is much dishonesty and few lies.
Criminal Psychology | Hans GrossThe man has also an external will; but this frequently takes its tincture from simulation and dissimulation.
The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love | Emanuel Swedenborg
British Dictionary definitions for simulation
/ (ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən) /
the act or an instance of simulating
the assumption of a false appearance or form
a representation of a problem, situation, etc, in mathematical terms, esp using a computer
maths statistics computing the construction of a mathematical model for some process, situation, etc, in order to estimate its characteristics or solve problems about it probabilistically in terms of the model
psychiatry the conscious process of feigning illness in order to gain some particular end; malingering
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