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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SIMULA'TION, n. [L. simulation.] The act of feigning to be that which is not; the assumption of a deceitful appearance or character. Simulation differs from dissimulation. The former denotes the assuming of a false character; the latter denotes the concealment of the true character. Both are comprehended in the word hypocrisy.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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]

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Middle English simulacion, from Anglo-French, from Latin simulation-, simulatio, from simulare Date: 14th century 1. the act or process of simulating 2. a sham object ; counterfeit 3. a. the imitative representation of the functioning of one system or process by means of the functioning of another <a computer simulation of an industrial process> b. examination of a problem often not subject to direct experimentation by means of a simulating device

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Simulation Sim`u*la"tion, n. [F. simulation, L. simulatio.] The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; -- distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true. Syn: Counterfeiting; feint; pretense.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(simulations) Simulation is the process of simulating something or the result of simulating it. Training includes realistic simulation of casualty procedures. N-VAR

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

n. Feigning, counterfeiting, personation, pretence.

Moby Thesaurus

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