simulation Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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. noun (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
    computer simulation.
    • a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated
  3. noun representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)
    model.
  4. noun the act of giving a false appearance
    pretence; feigning; pretense; pretending.
    • his conformity was only pretending

WordNet

Sim`u*la"tion noun
Etymology
F. simulation, L. simulatio.
Definitions
  1. 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.

Webster 1913