Dictionary Check: simulation

"simulation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 12 points
Words with Friends 16 points

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

Example: "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated"
noun

representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

Synonyms:
noun

the act of giving a false appearance

Example: "his conformity was only pretending"

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