simulations

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a model of a set of problems or events that can be used to teach someone how to do something, or the process of making such a model:

The manager prepared a computer simulation of likely sales performance for the rest of the year.

in football, the act of pretending to have been fouled to try to win a penalty or free kick unfairly:

Young should have been booked for simulation, not awarded a penalty.

a model of a real activity, created for training purposes or to solve a problem:

[ U ] Astronauts are trained using space flight simulation.

a situation or event that seems real but is not real, used especially in order to help people deal with such situations or events:

in a simulation If we can make mistakes in a simulation that keep you from making mistakes in the real world, that definitely saves lives.

a simulation of sth They are carrying out a detailed simulation of how their plan would work.

a computer simulation

the use of situations or events that seem real but are not real, especially in order to help people deal with such situations or events:

through simulation The evaluation of the various design options was done through simulation.