Simulation
/ˌsɪmjʊˈleɪʃən/noun
The act or process of imitating, pretending, or reproducing the appearance or behavior of something.
Did you know?Simulation comes from Latin *simulatio*, from *simulare* meaning “to make like” or “to feign,” a root tied to *similis* (“like, resembling”), so the word has always lived in the shadow-world between truth and imitation.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*sem-
“one; together; like”
Latin
Latin
similis
“like, resembling”
Latin
Latin
simulare
“to make like; to feign, imitate”
Late Latin
Latin
simulatio
“an imitation, pretense, feigning”
Middle English
English
simulacioun
“feigning, pretense”
Modern English
English
simulation
“the act or process of imitating or reproducing the appearance or behavior of something”
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