simulation
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.
Usenet newsgroup: comp.simulation.
(1995-02-23)
Nearby terms:
SIMULA I « simulated annealing « Simulating Digital
Systems « simulation » SIMulation ANalysis »
Simulation Language for Alternative Modeling »
Simulation Oriented Language
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