sim
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7.5
- noun
- /sɪm/
- Specialized
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simulación
- After several iterations, the scientists refined their sim to produce more accurate predictions.
- ran sim
- dozen sims
Examples
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And now what you'll see in the handout is perform SIM and answer question.
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DJ Earnshaw's Memorial still stands; I've been working on the rest of the sim, preparing it for winter before my time is up.
Blog text (11) -
The "ridiculous charge" is the high price of sim rounds.
Blog text (20) -
I'll flip you the sim results as soon as they're available.
Fiction book (1990) -
I've played airsoft/paintball, and I trained with sim rounds.
Blog text (20) -
Rerun the sim.
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The research team conducted a sim to model the effects of climate change on local ecosystems.
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By analyzing the results of the sim, we can better understand the potential outcomes of different scenarios.
Synonyms
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3.9
A small copy of a real thing used to show or study it
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4.7
A model of a real situation made to study or test it, often on a computer
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3.9
A computer program that shows how real systems behave
How Realistic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Sim here is a short form of simulation, meaning a model or test run, like when you 'try out' something on a computer. So a sim is one example or run of a model used to study or predict how a system will behave.