simulation
n. act of pretending; imitation, counterfeit; imitation of the operation or features of one system using another system (i.e. computer simulation) | ||||
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Simulation Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Campbell R. Harvey's Hypertextual Finance Glossary |
Simulation
The use of a mathematical model to imitate a situation many times in order to estimate the likelihood of various possible outcomes. See: Monte Carlo simulation.
The use of a mathematical model to imitate a situation many times in order to estimate the likelihood of various possible outcomes. See: Monte Carlo simulation.
| Raynet Business & Marketing Glossary |
Simulation
a technique used in many fields to imitate real life systems . The objective is to create a simplified model, usually in a computer, and then to play `what if' analyses to observe what happens to the system under different conditions. A popular use of simulations is in the analysis of financial forcasts.
a technique used in many fields to imitate real life systems . The objective is to create a simplified model, usually in a computer, and then to play `what if' analyses to observe what happens to the system under different conditions. A popular use of simulations is in the analysis of financial forcasts.
Simulation Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
| FOLDOC |
simulation
Markov process General Aerodynamic Simulation Program SES/workbench Petri net GASP Markov model Block Diagram Compiler Continuous System Modeling Program Modelsim LOOPN On-line Process Synthesizer Time Complex Simulator OPS SIMulation ANalysis A Simulation Process-Oriented Language General Activities Simulation Program model Time Simulator Continuous System Simulation Language
Attempting to predict aspects of the behaviour of some system by creating an approximate (mathematical) model of it. This can be done by physical modelling, by writing a special-purpose computer program or using a more general simulation package, probably still aimed at a particular kind of simulation (e.g. structural engineering, fluid flow). Typical examples are aircraft flight simlators or electronic circuit simulators. A great many simulation languages exist, e.g. Simula.
See also emulation, Markov chain.
Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.simulation.
(1995-02-23)
Markov process General Aerodynamic Simulation Program SES/workbench Petri net GASP Markov model Block Diagram Compiler Continuous System Modeling Program Modelsim LOOPN On-line Process Synthesizer Time Complex Simulator OPS SIMulation ANalysis A Simulation Process-Oriented Language General Activities Simulation Program model Time Simulator Continuous System Simulation Language
Attempting to predict aspects of the behaviour of some system by creating an approximate (mathematical) model of it. This can be done by physical modelling, by writing a special-purpose computer program or using a more general simulation package, probably still aimed at a particular kind of simulation (e.g. structural engineering, fluid flow). Typical examples are aircraft flight simlators or electronic circuit simulators. A great many simulation languages exist, e.g. Simula.
See also emulation, Markov chain.
Usenet newsgroup: news:comp.simulation.
(1995-02-23)
| Jensen's Technology Glossary |
Simulation
Computer generated or enhanced emulation of real world happenings. In the early days of computing simulation was largely a numerical modeling of factory operations, weather systems, planetary movements, etc. The advent of flight simulation ushered in physical reproductions of reality that gave the look and feel of being in a real world happening such as landing an aircraft at night in simulated airports around the world or simulated combat situations. Modern day multimedia computing has ushered in countless applications of visual as well as numerical modeling simulations. The high end technology for simulation today is virtual reality. (See also Virtual Reality)
Computer generated or enhanced emulation of real world happenings. In the early days of computing simulation was largely a numerical modeling of factory operations, weather systems, planetary movements, etc. The advent of flight simulation ushered in physical reproductions of reality that gave the look and feel of being in a real world happening such as landing an aircraft at night in simulated airports around the world or simulated combat situations. Modern day multimedia computing has ushered in countless applications of visual as well as numerical modeling simulations. The high end technology for simulation today is virtual reality. (See also Virtual Reality)
| Electronic Games |
Simulation
Simulation, game style that emphsizes real life Simulation instaed of Arcade style of fun and speed.
Simulation, game style that emphsizes real life Simulation instaed of Arcade style of fun and speed.
| Digital Imaging, Pre-Press & Desktop Publishing |
Simulation
Output Simulation Mode is a feature color management software that allows you to accurately simulate on the monitor display what you will get on the printed page. This is accomplished by applying the profile of the specified output device and the monitor profile to the image file to appropriately limit the gamut and gamma of the displayed image. (see: Color Management )
Output Simulation Mode is a feature color management software that allows you to accurately simulate on the monitor display what you will get on the printed page. This is accomplished by applying the profile of the specified output device and the monitor profile to the image file to appropriately limit the gamut and gamma of the displayed image. (see: Color Management )
Simulation Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
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.
(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.
| WordNet 2.0 |
simulation
Noun
1. (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) computer simulation
(hypernym) technique
(derivation) model, simulate
(classification) computer science, computing
(class) time-scale factor
2. 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)
(hypernym) model, modelling, modeling
(hyponym) war game
3. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
(synonym) model
(hypernym) representation
(hyponym) figure
4. the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
(synonym) pretense, pretence, pretending, feigning
(hypernym) deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
(hyponym) appearance, show
(derivation) simulate, assume, sham, feign
Noun
1. (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) computer simulation
(hypernym) technique
(derivation) model, simulate
(classification) computer science, computing
(class) time-scale factor
2. 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)
(hypernym) model, modelling, modeling
(hyponym) war game
3. representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
(synonym) model
(hypernym) representation
(hyponym) figure
4. the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending"
(synonym) pretense, pretence, pretending, feigning
(hypernym) deception, deceit, dissembling, dissimulation
(hyponym) appearance, show
(derivation) simulate, assume, sham, feign
| hEnglish - advanced version |
simulation
simulation
\sim`u*la"tion\ (?), n. [f. simulation, l. simulatio.] the act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true.
similar words(1)
simulation oriented language
simulation
\sim`u*la"tion\ (?), n. [f. simulation, l. simulatio.] the act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true.
similar words(1)
simulation oriented language
| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Edrith
Edrith = n. a simulation
Edrith = n. a simulation
Simulation Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
| NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms |
simulation
In cancer treatment, a process used to plan radiation therapy so that the target area is precisely located and marked.
In cancer treatment, a process used to plan radiation therapy so that the target area is precisely located and marked.
| The TCRC Glossary for Testicular Cancer and Other Related Conditons |
Simulation
A process involving special x-ray pictures that are used to plan radiation treatment so that the area to be treated is precisely located and marked for treatment.
A process involving special x-ray pictures that are used to plan radiation treatment so that the area to be treated is precisely located and marked for treatment.
Simulation Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
| WEATHER&METEOROLOGY |
simulation
Mathematical reproduction of some aspect of atmospheric or oceanic behavior in a computer.
Mathematical reproduction of some aspect of atmospheric or oceanic behavior in a computer.
| Web Dictionary of Cybernetics and Systems |
Simulation
(1) the operation of a dynamic model in order to obtain a sequence of?utcomes that could occur in a real world system. Simulations of social processes can be accomplished either by human player game s or by computer programs or by a combination of the two. Rather than simple computing the solution to a set of equations, a simulation produces a synthetic history oh the process. Beginning with a set of initial conditions, the simulation plays through the various kinds of events which might occur. (2) Simulation is the term applied to the process of modeling the essential features of a situation and then predicting what is likely to happen by operating with the model cace by case--i.e., by estimating the results of proposed actions from a series of imaginary experiments (imaginary because they are performed on the representation of the situation, the model, rather than on the situation itself). Most frequently, the simulation is a [COMPUTER simulation ] in which the representation is carried out numerically on a digital computer. It may also be done on an analogue computer or by means of a physical representation, say by a wooden airfoil in a wind tunnel. [MAN-MACHINE simulation ] is a simulation that employs a MAN-MACHINE model. Also see:role playing, gaming . (IIASA)
An unobtrusive scientific method of inquiry involving experiments with a model rather than with the portion of reality this model represents (see representation ). Simulation is unobtrusive because it does not disturb the object of inquiry (except perhaps when an actor applies its results). Inasmuch as all information provided by a simulation is already contained in the model, simulation is useful primarily when the model is no longer tractable by algebraical techniques. This becomes particularly important with large numbers of equation built into the model, with large numbers of parts interacting within the model, with large numbers of paths that need to be traced simultaneously and with large numbers of iterations required to approximate the results. (Krippendorff )
(1) the operation of a dynamic model in order to obtain a sequence of?utcomes that could occur in a real world system. Simulations of social processes can be accomplished either by human player game s or by computer programs or by a combination of the two. Rather than simple computing the solution to a set of equations, a simulation produces a synthetic history oh the process. Beginning with a set of initial conditions, the simulation plays through the various kinds of events which might occur. (2) Simulation is the term applied to the process of modeling the essential features of a situation and then predicting what is likely to happen by operating with the model cace by case--i.e., by estimating the results of proposed actions from a series of imaginary experiments (imaginary because they are performed on the representation of the situation, the model, rather than on the situation itself). Most frequently, the simulation is a [COMPUTER simulation ] in which the representation is carried out numerically on a digital computer. It may also be done on an analogue computer or by means of a physical representation, say by a wooden airfoil in a wind tunnel. [MAN-MACHINE simulation ] is a simulation that employs a MAN-MACHINE model. Also see:role playing, gaming . (IIASA)
An unobtrusive scientific method of inquiry involving experiments with a model rather than with the portion of reality this model represents (see representation ). Simulation is unobtrusive because it does not disturb the object of inquiry (except perhaps when an actor applies its results). Inasmuch as all information provided by a simulation is already contained in the model, simulation is useful primarily when the model is no longer tractable by algebraical techniques. This becomes particularly important with large numbers of equation built into the model, with large numbers of parts interacting within the model, with large numbers of paths that need to be traced simultaneously and with large numbers of iterations required to approximate the results. (Krippendorff )
| Learning, Performance and Training Definitions |
simulation
Any representation or imitation of reality. An instructional strategy used to teach problem solving, procedures, or operations by immersing learners in situations resembling reality. The learners actions can be analyzed, feedback about specific errors provided, and performance can be scored. They provide safe environments for users to practice real-world skills. They can be especially important in situations where real errors would be too dangerous or too expensive.
Any representation or imitation of reality. An instructional strategy used to teach problem solving, procedures, or operations by immersing learners in situations resembling reality. The learners actions can be analyzed, feedback about specific errors provided, and performance can be scored. They provide safe environments for users to practice real-world skills. They can be especially important in situations where real errors would be too dangerous or too expensive.
Simulation Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia |
Simulation
A simulation is an imitation of some real thing, state of affairs, or process. The act of simulating something generally entails representing certain key characteristics or behaviours of a selected physical or abstract system.
Historically, the word had negative connotations:
- …for Distinction Sake, a Deceiving by Words, is commonly called a Lye, and a Deceiving by Actions, Gestures, or Behavior, is called Simulation… Robert South (1643–1716)
However, the connection between simulation and dissembling later faded out and is now only of linguistic interest.
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