SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
simulation
noun
An imitation of a situation or process; also a false display of a feeling or quality.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Imitation of a process
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Usage distinction
Return to topSimulation reproduces selected features for a purpose. A model may be static, while reenactment specifically recreates an event or action.
False display
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Usage distinction
Return to topThis sense concerns an appearance that is not genuine. Scientific or training simulations need not involve deception.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See simulation in use
The training session used a simulation so volunteers could practice responding to a misplaced record.
A tabletop simulation let students test how parcels moved among imaginary islands without sending real boats or goods across a harbor.
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