sim·u·la·tion (s m y -l  shn)n. 1. The act or process of simulating. 2. An imitation; a sham. 3. Assumption of a false appearance. 4. a. Imitation or representation, as of a potential situation or in experimental testing. b. Representation of the operation or features of one process or system through the use of another: computer simulation of an in-flight emergency. |
simulation [ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən]
n
1. the act or an instance of simulating
2. the assumption of a false appearance or form
3. (Electronics & Computer Science / Computer Science) a representation of a problem, situation, etc., in mathematical terms, esp using a computer
4. (Mathematics) 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
5. (Psychiatry) Psychiatry the conscious process of feigning illness in order to gain some particular end; malingering
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. | simulation - 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) war game - a simulation of a military operation intended to train military commanders or to demonstrate a situation or to test a proposed strategy |
| 2. |  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"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 | |
| 3. | simulation - representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale) figure - a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus" globe - a sphere on which a map (especially of the earth) is represented mock-up - full-scale working model of something built for study or testing or display planetarium - an apparatus or model for representing the solar systems restoration - a model that represents the landscape of a former geological age or that represents and extinct animal etc. representation - a creation that is a visual or tangible rendering of someone or something roughcast - a rough preliminary model | |
| 4. |  simulation - the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"show, appearance - pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show" pretend, make-believe - the enactment of a pretense; "it was just pretend" masquerade - making a false outward show; "a beggar's masquerade of wealth" |
simulation
Translations
simulation
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→ Vortäuschung f; (= simulated appearance) → Imitation f; (of animals) → Tarnung f; his simulation of pain → seine simulierten Schmerzen
(= reproduction) → Simulation f
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