simulation
Pluralsimulations (some meanings)
- 1The act of copying how something real works, so people can test or study it safely.
Like practicing a play in rehearsal before the real show.
The flight school uses simulation to train new pilots without any risk.
Through simulation, scientists can see how a bridge holds a heavy load.
Similarmodeling
- 2A model or program that copies a real system so people can predict what it will do.
Like a toy model of a city that shows how traffic would flow.
The weather simulation showed a storm forming over the coast.
They built a simulation to test the new car's safety.
Similarmodel
- 3A video game that tries to copy a real activity, like flying a plane or playing a sport.
Like a game that copies real life so you can practice or have fun.
He spent hours playing a flight simulation on his computer.
This farming simulation lets you grow crops and raise animals.
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- 4The act of pretending to be or feel something that is not real.
Like an actor pretending to cry when they feel nothing.
Her tears were pure simulation, meant to win our sympathy.
The con artist's friendliness was just simulation to gain our trust.
Similarpretense, feigning, sham, pretending
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- 5In soccer, falling down on purpose to trick the referee into calling a foul that did not happen.
Like pretending to be hurt to get someone else in trouble.
The referee booked the striker for simulation after the replay showed no contact.
Diving and simulation can earn a player a yellow card.
Similardiving
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Origin
It first appeared around 1340 in Middle English. It came through French from Latin "simulō," meaning "imitate."