simulation

American  

[sim-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌsɪm yəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

1. imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.

2. the act or process of pretending; feigning.

3. an assumption or imitation of a particular appearance or form; counterfeit; sham.

4. Psychiatry. a conscious attempt to feign some mental or physical disorder to escape punishment or to gain a desired objective.

5. the representation of the behavior or characteristics of one system through the use of another system, especially a computer program designed for the purpose.

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Other Word Forms

• nonsimulation noun

Etymology

Origin of simulation

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English simulacion, from Latin simulātiōn- (stem of simulātiō ) “a pretense”; simulate, -ion

Example Sentences

Supercomputers, which run on CPUs and GPUs, are currently used for scientific simulations such as weather forecasting and drug discovery.

From MarketWatch

With the deal, Anduril will absorb ExoAnalytic’s network of 400 commercial telescopes around the world, missile defense software and simulation and tracking algorithms.

From Los Angeles Times

Professor Gareth Collins of Imperial College London attended the 2009 debate about the crater's origin and contributed the numerical simulations used in the new research.

From Science Daily

After identifying the optimal alloy formula through simulations and laboratory testing, the researchers evaluated RidgeAlloy under real manufacturing conditions.

From Science Daily

Xanadu and AMD used hybrid computing to execute an aerospace simulation, reducing processing time by 25 times.

From Barron's

Related Words

• reproduction