computer simulation

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computer simulation - (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"

simulation

technique - a practical method or art applied to some particular task

framework, model, theoretical account - a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"

computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures

time-scale factor - the ratio of the simulation time to the time of the real process

extended time scale, slow time scale - (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one

fast time scale - (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one

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Simulation and Its Discontents Sherry Turkle [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Computer simulation has altered standard practices in science and engineering, but its ubiquity has drawbacks.

Bookshelf by Science News

Kakodkar, who was director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre ( BARC) at Trombay in 1998, said: " A big gain of the tests was demonstration of capability in terms of computer simulation and that capability had made it possible for us to meet our national security requirements.

Nuke czars trash doubts on tests by Mail Today (New Delhi, India)

To make this discovery, the researchers created an extremely detailed computer simulation of early star formation.

Earliest stars in Universe may have been twins by Asian News International