Simulation

[,sɪmjʊ'leɪʃən] or ['sɪmjə'leʃən]

Definition

(noun.) 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).

(noun.) (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'.

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Definition

(n.) The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true.

Checker: Walter

Synonyms and Synonymous

n. Feigning, counterfeiting, personation, PRETEXT, PRETENCE.

Checker: Wayne