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simulation
has definitions from the fields of computer science,simulation
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[ 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)
Used in print (Clement Greenberg, "Collage" in his Art and...)In certain other pictures , however , Braque began to paint areas in exact simulation of wood graining or marbleizing . |
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[ noun ] (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
Synonyms Examples "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated" |
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[ noun ] a representation of something (usually on a smaller scale)
Synonyms Related terms representation representation figure mock-up planetarium globe roughcast restoration model |
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[ noun ] the act of giving a false appearance
Synonyms Examples "his conformity was only pretending" Related terms deception affectation appearance masquerade make-believe feign simulate |
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