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simulation

[sim-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ˌsɪm jəˈleɪ ʃən /


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As Rizzo’s study notes, this also means that the interactions with different people and cultures that used to happen organically in neighborhoods and in social spaces are increasingly being replaced by digital simulation.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 13, 2026

"This is a simulation... the reality is going to be that much more intense."

From Barron's Jul. 11, 2026

Instead of performing every nuclear calculation during each simulation, the AI is first trained using an extensive library of reference calculations that include complete nuclear reaction networks.

From Science Daily Jul. 8, 2026

Their insight was that, given advances in machine learning and compute power, an AI can learn how to do something purely from a learnt, "mental" simulation of what the world looks like.

From BBC Jul. 2, 2026

With that in mind, I broke into a jog that ate up the quarter mile between the simulation building and my dorm in a matter of minutes.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin

Both researchers stress that the computer simulations need to be confirmed through additional modeling and direct measurements during future lunar missions.

From Science Daily Jul. 13, 2026

Rather than relying only on computer simulations, the team built a physical laboratory model to mimic the interior of a tidally locked planet.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

He often spends the rest of the morning at Back Nine, where he walks new customers through the technology, which provides performance metrics and access to simulations of famous courses, including Pebble Beach Golf Links.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

The simulations also revealed that water droplets confined between these materials experience extremely high internal pressures.

From Science Daily Jul. 2, 2026

The genetic anomaly that makes me aware during simulations also suggests I could be resistant to serums, so my truth serum testimony might not be reliable.

From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth




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