simulation
Americannoun
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imitation or enactment, as of something anticipated or in testing.
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the act or process of pretending; feigning.
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an assumption or imitation of a particular appearance or form; counterfeit; sham.
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Psychiatry. a conscious attempt to feign some mental or physical disorder to escape punishment or to gain a desired objective.
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the representation of the behavior or characteristics of one system through the use of another system, especially a computer program designed for the purpose.
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
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They directly compared those results with a simulation run on an IBM quantum computer.
From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026
But it’s clear at this point that what we’re watching is meant to be understood as a flagrant simulation.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Although not every simulation requires extreme computing resources, this project pushed the limits.
From Science Daily • Mar. 17, 2026
Quantum computers would have the capacity to be faster than traditional computers at optimization problems like analyzing supply chains, simulation problems like discovering new chemical combinations for drugs, machine learning and factorization.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
“She means the simulation we just practiced,” Elliot said.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
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