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Use of a computer-generated system to represent the dynamic responses and behaviour of a real or proposed system. A mathematical description of a system is developed as a computer program that uses equations to represent the functional relationships within the system. When the program is run, the resulting mathematical dynamics form an analog, usually represented graphically, of the behaviour of the modeled system. Variables in the program can be adjusted to simulate varying conditions in the system. Computer simulations are used to study the behaviour of objects or systems that cannot be easily or safely tested in real life, such as weather patterns or a nuclear blast. Simpler simulations performed by personal computers are business models and geometric models. See also scientific visualization.

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To create the pond simulation, computer programmer Ethy Cannon collected samples from a real pond near MECC's headquarters in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Science in action: here's one instance in which good ideas were ... by Kiernan, Denise / Science World

Applications that will benefit from 4K2K projectors featuring JVC's new D-ILA technology consist of simulation, computer modeling and CAD, and medical viewing systems.

JVC Develops World's Highest Pixel Density Projection Chip by Business Wire

Under the terms of the contract, as task orders are issued, the EG&G Division will provide programmatic, engineering and technical services for system integration, warfare and systems analysis, affordability and cost analysis, modeling and simulation, computer program development and modification, data management, test and evaluation, electronic documentation and general support services for system integration on existing and future ships.

URS Wins Five-Year Navy Contract with Maximum Value of $163 Million by Business Wire

Sims, William Snowden