simulation
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 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)
Types & categories
Sense 2 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
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- simulate derivation
- computing domain topic
- time-scale factor has domain topic
- extended time scale has domain topic
- fast time scale has domain topic
Sense 3 noun
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
Types & categories
- representation hypernym
- figure hyponym
- globe hyponym
- mock-up hyponym
- planetarium hyponym
- restoration hyponym
- roughcast hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 noun
the act of giving a false appearance
his conformity was only pretending
Types & categories
- dissimulation hypernym
- show hyponym
- pretend hyponym
- affectation hyponym
- masquerade hyponym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | modelling |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | war game |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | simulate |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | computing |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | time-scale factor |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | extended time scale |
| 2 | has domain topic | Related & opposite | fast time scale |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | technique |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | model |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mold |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | mock up |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pattern |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | representation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | figure |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | globe |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | mock-up |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | planetarium |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | restoration |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | roughcast |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | pretend |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | sham |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | dissimulation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | show |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | pretend |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | affectation |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | masquerade |