Dictionary Entry
simulation
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/sɪmjʊleɪʃən/Word FrequencyCommon (4.51)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
In a Sentence
“The most reliable simulation predicts that the hurricane will turn north.”
Published Usage Examples
“Frasca says that instead the gratification for [participants in simulation] is not the one of the professional actor but rather the one of the child who plays make-believe.”
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Origin
Late 16th century from Latin simulatio ‘imitation’, from simulare ‘to imitate’.
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