computer simulation

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meaningsofcomputerandsimulation

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computer
noun[C or U]
uk
/kəmˈpjuː.tər/
us
/kəmˈpjuː.t̬ɚ/
an electronic machine that is used for storing, organizing, and finding words, numbers, and pictures, for doing calculations, and for controlling ...
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simulation
noun
uk
/ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
us
/ˌsɪm.jəˈleɪ.ʃən/
a model of a set of problems or events that can be used to teach someone how to do something, or the process of making such ...
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(Definition ofcomputerandsimulationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Lighting was also the subject of acomputersimulationstudy, with five iterations undertaken before the final configuration of rooflight was determined.
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Therefore, our analytical method is validated by ourcomputersimulationresults.
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In liquids, this value can be obtained in both experiment andcomputersimulationby using the radial distribution function g(r).
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A primary means for such study iscomputersimulationusing high-fidelity multibody dynamics models including flexible structures and contact dynamics.
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Acomputersimulationmethod for studying the ablation of polymer surfaces by ultraviolet laser radiation.
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To investigate these aspects the author chose to construct a physical mobile robot, rather than acomputersimulation.
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The effect of the cumulative plasma jet formation inside a hollow laser beam was predicted bycomputersimulation.
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Particle physicists seem to avoid the term "computer model," which is often used as a synonym forcomputersimulationprograms in other fields.
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The results obtained will be used for optimizing laboratory rearing procedures and for constructingcomputersimulationmodels to predict fruit fly population dynamics.
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First, a dynamic model can be used forcomputersimulationof a robotic system.
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Effectiveness of the proposed unified motion planning algorithm has been verified by extensivecomputersimulation.
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A scientist running acomputersimulationperforms an experiment upon a theory.
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The results fromcomputersimulationdemonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
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It may be possible to developcomputersimulationor model based testing methods for this purpose.
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The results of thecomputersimulationare in very good agreement with the experimental data.
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To understand when simulations are useful, students should understand under which circumstances a practiced engineer would use acomputersimulation.
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We employed this principle in acomputersimulationof the city population inference task.
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It is also perhaps the most often questioned - what is learnt that could not be as effectively examined bycomputersimulation?
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