stipulation

n 1: an assumption on which rests the validity or effect of

something else [syn: {condition}, {precondition}]

2: a restriction that is insisted upon as a condition for an

agreement [syn: {specification}]

simulation

Attempting to predict aspects of the behaviour of some system

by creating an approximate (mathematical) model of it. This

can be done by physical modelling, by writing a

special-purpose computer program or using a more general

simulation package, probably still aimed at a particular kind

of simulation (e.g. structural engineering, fluid flow).

Typical examples are aircraft flight simlators or electronic

circuit simulators. A great many simulation languages exist,

e.g. {Simula}.

See also {emulation}, {Markov chain}.

{Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.simulation}.

(1995-02-23)