as in miniature
something that is made to look, feel, or behave like something else especially so that it can be studied or used to train people
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a computer simulation of spaceflight simulations of body movements a simulation of the planet's surface
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Recent Examples of simulation
One 2018 study that conducted computer simulations of Viking voyages from Norway to Greenland using sun stones showed that sky polarization yielded successful navigation rates, even on cloudy days.
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
The team ran advanced computer simulations of the Pluto-Charon impact and included these key structural features.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
City-Scale Digital Twins The digital twin concept involves creating virtual replicas, modeled using real-world data, in order to create simulations that can be used for planning and managing development.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Smallville is a Farmville-like simulation involving characters that communicate and interact with each other under the control of large language models.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
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Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 13 Jan. 2025
The team ran advanced computer simulations of the Pluto-Charon impact and included these key structural features.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
City-Scale Digital Twins The digital twin concept involves creating virtual replicas, modeled using real-world data, in order to create simulations that can be used for planning and managing development.
—Bernard Marr, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Smallville is a Farmville-like simulation involving characters that communicate and interact with each other under the control of large language models.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
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New windows in Paris are dedicated to Chiuri’s cruise 2025 show for Dior, held in the grand, Italianate gardens at Scotland’s 15th-century Drummond Castle, which were represented in miniature.—
Miles Socha,
WWD,
19 Nov. 2024
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Buy The Whisky Shop Single Malt Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar here for $130 Secret Spirits Scotch Whisky Advent Calendar 5th Edition Back for its 5th year, The Secrets Spirits Advent Calendar gives the full 25 door experience and each miniature is a full 5ml double.—
Mark Littler,
Forbes,
4 Nov. 2024
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Inside, there’s a photomechanical reproduction on gold of Eisenhower’s husband, President Dwight D. Eisenhower.—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
24 Jan. 2025
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Lending pandas to zoos across the U.S. and other countries also encourages reproduction and helps save the giant pandas from extinction.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA TODAY,
24 Jan. 2025
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Jones saunters to the middle of the cage, shimmying his hips and arms in an imitation of Trump’s signature shuffle-dance.—
Jack Crosbie,
Rolling Stone,
14 Jan. 2025
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But Yakin’s script is no imitation; this is a smart, sensitive story of a young drug runner (Sean Nelson) who uses the chess strategies taught to him by his absentee father (Samuel L. Jackson) to double-cross his employer (Giancarlo Esposito).—
Jason Bailey,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
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Those members of Congress would have to review the document under supervision from a Justice Department official and would not be able to keep a copy of the report, take notes or take photographs of its pages, government lawyers said.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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The company provided me copies of the current edition for review.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes,
18 Jan. 2025
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And Sanders wasn’t even a top-five pick in the mock with the Giants passing on him in favor of his teammate, CB/WR Travis Hunter before selecting Alabama QB Jalen Milroe at the top of the second round.—
Charlotte Carroll,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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One key issue is that mocks are not easily sharable, which forces each team member to rely on their own independent endpoint models.—
Steve Rodda,
Forbes,
30 Oct. 2024
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And in SARS-CoV-2, SCFAs helped block viral entry and replication in vitro and enhanced antiviral immunity.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Jan. 2025
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Aftermarket creators and retailers like The Shoe Surgeon and StockX, now facing lawsuits from Nike, blur the lines between replication and reinvention.—
Cassell Ferere,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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The question that will be harder to determine is whether the Bruins should trade their last remaining Stanley Cup champion as part of their reconstruction.—
Fluto Shinzawa,
The Athletic,
24 Jan. 2025
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Hurricane Helene destroyed the pair’s nest in Johnson City in September, leaving the eagles without their longtime home in a tree that stood about 100 feet tall, according to Ryan Rice, who helped with the reconstruction.—
Olivia Lloyd,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Jan. 2025
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The format for the finals was a mock-up of World of Warcraft, an online role-playing game.—
Mikayla Whitmore,
New York Times,
20 Jan. 2025
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And once the ship reached space, SpaceX intended to release 10 mock-ups of next-generation Starlink Internet satellites to test the ship's payload deployment mechanism for the first time.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
17 Jan. 2025
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