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)
(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˌɪmjʊlˈeɪʃən/
🇬🇧British English
/sˌɪmjʊlˈeɪʃən/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˌɪmjʊlˈeɪʃən/
4 syllablesSay it as /sˌɪmjʊlˈeɪʃən/.
Examples
a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated
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)
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”
noun
representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
noun
the act of giving a false appearance
“his conformity was only pretending”
Word Forms
simulate
verb
create a representation or model of
model
verb
construct a model of
pretend
verb
make believe with the intent to deceive
feign
verb
make a pretence of
Around the World
Europe
🇪🇸Spanish
simulación
el acto de imitar el comportamiento de alguna situación o algún proceso por medio de algo adecuadamente análogo (especialmente con fines de estudio o capacitación de personal)
🇮🇹Italian
simulazione
l'atto di imitare il comportamento di qualche situazione o qualche processo mediante qualcosa di opportunamente analogo (soprattutto a fini di studio o di formazione del personale)
🇳🇱Dutch
simulatie
de handeling waarbij het gedrag van een bepaalde situatie of een proces wordt nagebootst door middel van iets passend analoogs (vooral met het oog op studie of personeelstraining)
🇵🇹Portuguese
simulação
o ato de imitar o comportamento de alguma situação ou processo por meio de algo adequadamente análogo (especialmente para fins de estudo ou treinamento de pessoal)
🇷🇺Russian
моделирование
акт имитации поведения какой-то ситуации или какого-то процесса посредством чего-то аналогичного (особенно в целях изучения или подготовки персонала)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सिमुलेशन
किसी स्थिति या किसी प्रक्रिया के व्यवहार को उपयुक्त रूप से अनुरूप किसी चीज़ के माध्यम से अनुकरण करने का कार्य (विशेषकर अध्ययन या कार्मिक प्रशिक्षण के उद्देश्य से)
🇧🇩Bengali
সিমুলেশন
উপযুক্তভাবে সাদৃশ্যপূর্ণ কিছুর মাধ্যমে কিছু পরিস্থিতি বা কিছু প্রক্রিয়ার আচরণ অনুকরণ করার কাজ (বিশেষত অধ্যয়ন বা কর্মীদের প্রশিক্ষণের উদ্দেশ্যে)
🇮🇳Tamil
உருவகப்படுத்துதல்
சில சூழ்நிலைகள் அல்லது சில செயல்முறைகளின் நடத்தையை பொருத்தமான ஒத்த ஒன்றின் மூலம் பின்பற்றும் செயல் (குறிப்பாக ஆய்வு அல்லது பணியாளர் பயிற்சி நோக்கத்திற்காக)
🇮🇳Telugu
అనుకరణ
తగిన సారూప్యత (ముఖ్యంగా అధ్యయనం లేదా సిబ్బంది శిక్షణ కోసం) ద్వారా కొంత పరిస్థితి లేదా కొంత ప్రక్రియ యొక్క ప్రవర్తనను అనుకరించే చర్య
🇮🇳Marathi
सिम्युलेशन
काही परिस्थितीचे किंवा काही प्रक्रियेच्या वर्तनाचे अनुकरण करण्याची कृती एखाद्या सुयोग्य समानतेने (विशेषत: अभ्यास किंवा कर्मचारी प्रशिक्षणाच्या उद्देशाने)
🇮🇳Gujarati
સિમ્યુલેશન
યોગ્ય રીતે અનુરૂપ કંઈક દ્વારા અમુક પરિસ્થિતિ અથવા અમુક પ્રક્રિયાના વર્તનનું અનુકરણ કરવાની ક્રિયા (ખાસ કરીને અભ્યાસ અથવા કર્મચારીઓની તાલીમના હેતુ માટે)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಿಮ್ಯುಲೇಶನ್
ಕೆಲವು ಸನ್ನಿವೇಶ ಅಥವಾ ಕೆಲವು ಪ್ರಕ್ರಿಯೆಯ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಯನ್ನು ಸೂಕ್ತವಾದ ಸಾದೃಶ್ಯದ ಮೂಲಕ ಅನುಕರಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಅಥವಾ ಸಿಬ್ಬಂದಿ ತರಬೇತಿಯ ಉದ್ದೇಶಕ್ಕಾಗಿ)
🇮🇳Malayalam
അനുകരണം
ചില സാഹചര്യങ്ങളുടെ പെരുമാറ്റം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ചില പ്രക്രിയകൾ അനുയോജ്യമായ സാമ്യമുള്ള എന്തെങ്കിലും വഴി അനുകരിക്കുന്നതിനുള്ള പ്രവർത്തനം (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് പഠനത്തിനോ വ്യക്തിഗത പരിശീലനത്തിനോ വേണ്ടി)
적절하게 유사한 것을 수단으로 어떤 상황이나 과정의 행동을 모방하는 행위(특히 연구나 인력 훈련의 목적으로)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
mô phỏng
hành động bắt chước hành vi của một số tình huống hoặc một số quá trình bằng một cái gì đó tương tự phù hợp (đặc biệt là cho mục đích nghiên cứu hoặc đào tạo nhân sự)
tindakan meniru perilaku suatu situasi atau suatu proses dengan cara analogi yang sesuai (khususnya untuk tujuan studi atau pelatihan personel)
🇲🇾Malay
simulasi
perbuatan meniru tingkah laku sesuatu situasi atau beberapa proses dengan cara sesuatu yang sesuai (terutama untuk tujuan kajian atau latihan personel)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
محاكاة
فعل تقليد سلوك بعض المواقف أو بعض العمليات عن طريق شيء مماثل مناسب (خاصة لغرض الدراسة أو تدريب الموظفين)
🇮🇷Persian
شبیه سازی
عمل تقلید از رفتار یک موقعیت یا فرآیندی با استفاده از چیزی مشابه مشابه (به ویژه برای مطالعه یا آموزش پرسنل)
🇹🇷Turkish
simülasyon
bazı durumların veya bazı süreçlerin davranışlarını uygun bir şekilde benzer bir şey aracılığıyla taklit etme eylemi (özellikle çalışma veya personel eğitimi amacıyla)
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַדמָיָה
הפעולה של חיקוי התנהגות של מצב כלשהו או תהליך כלשהו באמצעות משהו אנלוגי הולם (במיוחד למטרת לימוד או הכשרת כוח אדם)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'simulation'?
The primary meaning of 'simulation' is '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)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'simulation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'simulation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'simulation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'simulation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'simulation' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'simulation' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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