[syn: simulate, assume, sham, feign]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Simulate \Sim"u*late\, a. [L. simulatus, p. p. of simulare to
simulate; akin to simul at the same time, together, similis
like. See Similar, and cf. Dissemble, Semblance.]
Feigned; pretended. --Bale.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Simulate \Sim"u*late\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Simulated; p. pr. &
vb. n. Simulating.]
To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to
assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit;
to feign.
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The Puritans, even in the depths of the dungeons to
which she had sent them, prayed, and with no simulated
fervor, that she might be kept from the dagger of the
assassin. --Macaulay.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
simulate
v 1: reproduce someone's behavior or looks; "The mime imitated
the passers-by"; "Children often copy their parents or
older siblings" [syn: imitate, copy, simulate]
2: create a representation or model of; "The pilots are trained
in conditions simulating high-altitude flights" [syn:
model, simulate]
3: make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though
she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" [syn:
simulate, assume, sham, feign]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
simulation
simulate
Attempting to predict aspects of the
behaviour of some system by creating an approximate (mathematical)
model of it. This can be done by physical modelling, by writing a
special-purpose computer program or using a more general
simulation package, probably still aimed at a particular kind of
simulation (e.g. structural engineering, fluid flow). Typical
examples are aircraft flight simlators or electronic circuit
simulators.
A great many simulation languages exist, e.g. Simula.
See also emulation, Markov chain.
(1995-02-23)