simulation

Imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time
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simulation

Summary

simulation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • simulation's GND ID is recorded as 4055072-2[2].
  • simulation's subclass of is recorded as mathematical model[3].
  • simulation's subclass of is recorded as experiment[4].
  • simulation's subclass of is recorded as simulacrum[5].
  • simulation's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00570998[6].
  • simulation's part of is recorded as computer science[7].
  • simulation's part of is recorded as physics[8].
  • simulation's part of is recorded as engineering[9].
  • simulation's has use is recorded as stress analysis[10].
  • simulation's has use is recorded as computational fluid dynamics[11].
  • simulation's has use is recorded as computational science[12].
  • simulation's has use is recorded as simulation game[13].
  • simulation's Commons category is recorded as Simulation[14].
  • simulation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0bwzm[15].
  • simulation's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph125543[16].
  • simulation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Simulation[17].
  • simulation's Art & Architecture Thesaurus ID is recorded as 300237969[18].
  • simulation's PSH ID is recorded as 12922[19].
  • simulation's facet of is recorded as modeling and simulation[20].
  • simulation's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0210946[21].
  • simulation's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[22].
  • simulation's BBC Things ID is recorded as da858b35-47ba-4aed-988e-e8b841974ff0[23].
  • simulation's main Wikidata property is recorded as P12328[24].
  • simulation's different from is recorded as stimulation[25].
  • simulation's YSO ID is recorded as 4787[26].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for simulation include GNS Theory[27], a role-playing game theory[28], written by Ron Edwards[29] and Sim[30], a video game character[31].

Why It Matters

simulation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (496 views/month).[1] simulation has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] simulation is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Entities named for simulation include GNS Theory[27], a role-playing game theory[28], written by Ron Edwards[29] and Sim[30], a video game character[31].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . BBC Things. wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . YSO-Wikidata mapping project. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_simulation_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{simulation}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/simulation}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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