Computer simulation (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program
Example:
a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated
Synonyms:
computer simulation; simulation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("computer simulation" is a kind of...):
technique (a practical method or art applied to some particular task)
framework; model; theoretical account (a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Domain member category:
time-scale factor (the ratio of the simulation time to the time of the real process)
extended time scale; slow time scale ((simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is greater than one)
fast time scale ((simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one)