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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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Smith points to Praxis Labs’ Pivotal Practice as one way to make this possible, with responsive practice simulations for workday interactions such as giving feedback, setting performance expectations and managing disagreements.
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Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
By accelerating simulations, engineers can design safer, more efficient products.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
By processing large-scale and longer video datasets, AI systems learn how objects and environments evolve over time, enabling realistic simulations that capture movement and change.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Computer simulations add another layer, allowing researchers to simulate movements based on fossil structures.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
For decades, scientists have relied on fossil records and, more recently, computer simulations to make inferences about the mechanics of early vertebrate locomotion.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
However, even these simulations would be restricted to the information gleaned from the fossils themselves.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
After 10 years and at least $700 million in development, endless computer modeling and thousands of hours of simulations, neither Boom nor the XB-1 have even approached the speed of sound.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
The researchers conducted over 300 computer simulations to predict the first ice-free Arctic day.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
Mark C. Perna, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
By accelerating simulations, engineers can design safer, more efficient products.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
By processing large-scale and longer video datasets, AI systems learn how objects and environments evolve over time, enabling realistic simulations that capture movement and change.
—Gerui Wang, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
Computer simulations add another layer, allowing researchers to simulate movements based on fossil structures.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
For decades, scientists have relied on fossil records and, more recently, computer simulations to make inferences about the mechanics of early vertebrate locomotion.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
However, even these simulations would be restricted to the information gleaned from the fossils themselves.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
After 10 years and at least $700 million in development, endless computer modeling and thousands of hours of simulations, neither Boom nor the XB-1 have even approached the speed of sound.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 5 Dec. 2024
The researchers conducted over 300 computer simulations to predict the first ice-free Arctic day.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
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