computer simulation

1. (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program (synset 105674544)
   "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated"
   referred to in: computer science, computing - the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures
   associated with:

   • 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
   is a type 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
   same as: simulation

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