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 (1,267 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • simulation is a type of mathematical model[2].
  • simulation is a type of experiment[3].
  • simulation is a type of simulacrum[4].
  • simulation is part of computer science[5].
  • simulation is part of physics[6].
  • simulation is part of engineering[7].
  • simulation is used for stress analysis[8].
  • simulation is used for computational fluid dynamics[9].
  • simulation is used for computational science[10].
  • simulation is used for simulation game[11].
  • simulation's Commons category is recorded as Simulation[12].
  • simulation's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Simulation[13].
  • simulation's facet of is recorded as modeling and simulation[14].
  • simulation's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[15].
  • simulation's main Wikidata property is recorded as P12328[16].
  • simulation's different from is recorded as stimulation[17].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include mathematical model[2], experiment[3], and simulacrum[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include stress analysis[8], computational fluid dynamics[9], computational science[10], and simulation game[11]. Part of include computer science[5], an academic discipline[18]; physics[6], a branch of science[19]; and engineering[7], a field of work[20].

Influence

Things named for simulation include GNS Theory[21], a role-playing game theory[22], written by Ron Edwards[23] and Sim[24], a video game character[25].

Why It Matters

simulation ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,267 views/month).[1] simulation has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] simulation is known by 65 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for simulation include GNS Theory[21], a role-playing game theory[22], written by Ron Edwards[23] and Sim[24], a video game character[25].

References

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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] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [21] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [18] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [19] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [20] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0008109-modelovani-a-simulace
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0008109-modelovani-a-simulace, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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