Engineering Simulation Terminology

noun the act or process of representing something in a three-dimensional form

verb present participle of the verb 'model', which means to create a representation or simulation of something

• The professor explained the process of mathematical modeling in great detail.
• She's really good at modeling different outfits for her Instagram followers.
• I heard she's been modeling for that new clothing brand.
• He's been modeling his behavior after his favorite athlete.

noun the act of imitating the operation of a real-world process or system over time

• The engineers used a simulation to predict the effects of the new design.
• We ran a simulation to see if our plan would work.
• I totally aced that simulation for my driving test.
• Life sometimes feels like a simulation that we're all just trying to navigate.