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
The simulations also only modeled the formation of one star at a time, when consensus holds that the early universe was quite claustrophobic, with multiple stars forming in close proximity.
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Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2025
All kinds of new digital simulations and innovations and interactions await, not least a likely separate category for best AI director.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Custom simulation tools were used for vigorous validation, followed by the collection of performance data on lateral and longitudinal control.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Showing off demos of impressive interactive experiences built with the models, like a time travel simulation that’s intuitive, visual, and multi-model, Mollick then talks about two scaling laws that apply:
One is that larger models are more capable.
—John Werner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Conor Feehly, Scientific American, 4 Mar. 2025
All kinds of new digital simulations and innovations and interactions await, not least a likely separate category for best AI director.
—Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Feb. 2025
Custom simulation tools were used for vigorous validation, followed by the collection of performance data on lateral and longitudinal control.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 26 Feb. 2025
Showing off demos of impressive interactive experiences built with the models, like a time travel simulation that’s intuitive, visual, and multi-model, Mollick then talks about two scaling laws that apply:
One is that larger models are more capable.
—John Werner, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for simulation
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But the prehistoric feline’s size would have been akin to—or even smaller than—these modern miniatures.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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No pieces of Pride Rock, no fiberglass miniature of a canyon.—
Matt Zoller Seitz,
Vulture,
5 Dec. 2024
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While this research is an important first step, future research will need to expand these datasets, use satellite tracking to follow potential neonate movement, and explore whether other environmental factors, such as deep-sea features or seasonal cycles, play a role in whale shark reproduction.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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The exhibition at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex through Saturday, April 19, features reproductions rather than original artworks.—
Jonel Juste,
Miami Herald,
6 Mar. 2025
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Many of them can do a solid imitation of the Dikembe Mutombo finger wag.—
Daniel Brown,
The Athletic,
16 Feb. 2025
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The Heat have done a very credible imitation of the Washington Generals recently.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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So pack your bags, pick up that worn copy of your favorite Austen classic, and set out on an adventure that would make even Lizzie Bennet proud.—
Jordi Lippe-McGraw,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Researchers in Pompeii have revealed that a painting initially thought to be a copy, hanging in a local church, is in fact an original work that went missing, by Renaissance master Andrea Mantegna, reports ANSA.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Baltimore native is one of five finalists for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award, thus some NBA mock drafts project him as a lottery pick this summer.—
Sam Cohn,
Baltimore Sun,
9 Mar. 2025
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LeBron was angered and took to social media this week when ESPN’s NBA mock draft excluded Bronny from this summer’s draft and projected him instead for the 2025 draft.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2025
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The importance of data replication to a company’s AI data management strategy also increases the amount of storage a company uses.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The report says the changes observed were likely generated by replication of the virus throughout the patient’s illness rather than transmitted at the time of infection, meaning that the mutations weren’t present in the birds the person was exposed to.—
Emily Mullin,
WIRED,
7 Jan. 2025
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Arab nations have voiced strong opposition, advocating instead for a multibillion-dollar reconstruction plan to allow Palestinians to remain in Gaza.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
14 Mar. 2025
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From the joy of reunion to the despair of never finding loved ones, from the jubilation surrounding emancipation to the failures of Reconstruction, these books capture the mixed legacies of the post-Civil War era in dramatic and compelling ways.—
Barbara Spindel,
The Christian Science Monitor,
12 Mar. 2025
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Before Thursday's launch, ground crews loaded four Starlink mock-ups inside Starship's payload bay to test the rocket's deployment mechanism.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
7 Mar. 2025
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The company will test a small mock-up of the technology aboard the International Space Station following a launch to the station this summer.—
Jonathan O’Callaghan,
New York Times,
23 Feb. 2025
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