Meaning & Definition of Simulation in English
English⟶
Simulation
/sɪmjəleʃən/
noun
1. 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)
synonym:
- simulation
2. (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"
synonym:
- simulation,
- computer simulation
3. Representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
synonym:
- model,
- simulation
4. The act of giving a false appearance
- "His conformity was only pretending"
synonym:
- pretense,
- pretence,
- pretending,
- simulation,
- feigning