simulation
Pronunciation: /ˌsɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃn̩/
The English word “simulation” has 5 meanings listed here.
noun
- Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
- The process of simulating.
- A video game designed to convey a more or less realistic experience, as of a sport or warfare.
- Assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true.
- The act of falling over in order to be awarded a foul, when no foul has been committed.
Etymology
First attested in 1340 as Middle English symulacioun, from Middle French simulation, from Old French simulation/simulacion, from Latin simulātiōnem, from simulō (“imitate”). Morphologically simulate + -ion.
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