Simulation - Definition
simulation
n 1: 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)
2: (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" [syn: simulation, computer simulation]
3: representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
[syn: model, simulation]
4: the act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was
only pretending" [syn: pretense, pretence, pretending,
simulation, feigning]