Simulation

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simulation : the imitative representation of the functioning of one system or process by means of the functioning of another — Merriam-Webster See also OneLook

Simulation (FOLDOC: Free Online Dictionary of Computing)

Thesaurus

Roget’s II (Thesaurus.com), Merriam-Webster Thesaurus, Visuwords

Encyclopedia

Simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time. The act of simulating something first requires that a model be developed; this model represents the key characteristics or behaviors of the selected physical or abstract system or process. The model represents the system itself, whereas the simulation represents the operation of the system over time. Simulation is used in many contexts, such as simulation of technology for performance optimization, safety engineering, testing, training, education, and video games. Training simulators include flight simulators for training aircraft pilots to provide them with a lifelike experience. Simulation is also used with scientific modelling of natural systems or human systems to gain insight into their functioning. Simulation can be used to show the eventual real effects of alternative conditions and courses of action. Simulation is also used when the real system cannot be engaged, because it may not be accessible, or it may be dangerous or unacceptable to engage, or it is being designed but not yet built, or it may simply not exist. Key issues in simulation include acquisition of valid source information about the relevant selection of key characteristics and behaviours, the use of simplifying approximations and assumptions within the simulation, and fidelity and validity of the simulation outcomes. — Wikipedia

Simulation (Encyclopædia Britannica)

Portal

Modeling & Simulation Resources (University of Baltimore)

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Inspiration

How Much of the World Is It Possible to Model? (Dan Rockmore, The New Yorker)

Talks about Simulation (TED: Ideas Worth Spreading)
Articles about Simulation (Big Think)

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Innovation

Computer simulation is the process of mathematical modelling, performed on a computer, which is designed to predict the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system. The reliability of some mathematical models can be determined by comparing their results to the real-world outcomes they aim to predict. Computer simulations have become a useful tool for the mathematical modeling of many natural systems in physics (computational physics), astrophysics, climatology, chemistry, biology and manufacturing, as well as human systems in economics, psychology, social science, health care and engineering. Simulation of a system is represented as the running of the system’s model. — Wikipedia

Computer Simulations in Science (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy)

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Preservation

History

Computer Simulations Then and Now: an Introduction and Historical Reassessment (Arianna Borrelli & Janina Wellmann, NTM Zeitschrift für Geschichte der Wissenschaften, Technik und Medizin)

Library

DDC: 003.3 Simulation (Library Thing)
Subject: Simulation (Library Thing)

Subject: Simulation (Open Library)

LCC: QA 76.9.C6 Simulation (UPenn Online Books)

LCC: QA 76.9.C6 Simulation (Library of Congress)
Subject: Simulation (Library of Congress)

Subject: Simulation (WorldCat)

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Participation

More News …

SAGE Publications Ltd STM: SIMULATION: Table of Contents Table of Contents for SIMULATION. List of articles from both the latest and ahead of print issues.

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Media

Function	Communications	Computation	Storage	Creation	Simulation
Analog	Mail	Device	Paper	Type, Print	Automaton
Electronic	Network	Calculator	Tape	Record	Elektro
Digital	Internet	Computer
Hardware	Modem	Microprocessor	Memory	Peripheral	Robot, XR
Software	Service (Web)	Program (OS, SS)	Database	Application	AI, VW

Format Multimedia (Video, Animation) Image (Object) Scent, Flavor, Audio (Text) Haptic, “Other“

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Notes

1. The resources on this page are are organized by a classification scheme developed exclusively for Cosma.