simulation

[sim-yuh-ley-shuhn]

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.

Other Word Forms

• nonsimulation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of simulation¹

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

Example Sentences

But all the charts, graphs and Monte Carlo simulations won’t do much good if an individual is fundamentally irrational about money.

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Using this model, they performed simulations that revealed unexpected patterns and possible technological uses for these rotating materials.

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Ibama said a new fauna simulation would take place "after the license is issued."

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Marine Corps that included a live simulation of a beach assault by sea and air.

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When the team included these more realistic interactions in their models, the resulting simulations closely matched real gamma-ray observations made by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope.

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Related Words

• reproduction