Associations to the word «Simulation»

Wiktionary

SIMULATION, noun. Something which simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
SIMULATION, noun. The process of simulating.
SIMULATION, noun. Assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true.
SIMULATION, noun. (soccer) The act of falling over in order to be awarded a foul, when a foul hasn't been committed.

Dictionary definition

SIMULATION, 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).
SIMULATION, noun. (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".
SIMULATION, noun. Representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale).
SIMULATION, noun. The act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.