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simulation - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'simulation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Simulation [ 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.

Meaning of 'simulation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . simulation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
Example in sentence:
  • a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated
Meaning (2):
- the act of giving a false appearance
Example in sentence:
  • his conformity was only pretending