Simulation Definition
sĭmyə-lāshən
simulations
noun
simulations
The act of simulating; pretense; feigning.
Webster's New World
A simulated resemblance.
Webster's New World
An imitation or counterfeit.
Webster's New World
Assumption of a false appearance.
American Heritage
The use of a computer to calculate, by means of extrapolation, the effect of a given physical process.
Webster's New World
Other Word Forms of Simulation
Noun
Singular:
simulation
Plural:
simulationsOrigin of Simulation
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First attested in 1340. From Middle English simulacion/simulacioun, from Old French simulation/simulacion, from Latin simulātiōnem, from simulō (“imitate").
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