simulated

adjective

sim·​u·​lat·​ed ˈsim-yə-ˌlā-təd How to pronounce simulated (audio)
: made to look genuine : fake
simulated pearls

Examples of simulated in a Sentence

They are trained in simulated combat. Dummies are used in simulated car crashes.
Recent Examples on the Web Some schools might hold simulated drills, like the ones Siegel experienced. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2024 His team concocted an idea where Tyler would walk vertically up a cliff wall, hang on to a ledge for dear life, then be blown across (and off) the stage by a simulated wind gust. Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024 The military recently tested Beta’s craft in a simulated casualty evacuation and found that sixteen hundred dollars of fuel could be replaced by five dollars of electricity. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 15 Apr. 2024 Her decision benefits us all; the conference’s emphasis on avatars provides an important preview on how the AI industry is turning chatbots into simulated humans, and Preston’s impeccable note-taking (and unfailing ear for good quotes) exposes the uncomfortable energy beneath each interaction. Longreads, 12 Apr. 2024 The red dot at generation 0 represents a present-day person in a simulated population of 100,000 people. Discover Magazine, 8 Apr. 2024 The students superimposed pictures of their classmates’ faces onto simulated nude bodies generated by artificial intelligence. Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024 The dystopian sci-fi epic follows Neo (Reeves), a computer hacker who is summoned to join a cyber-intelligence rebellion after discovering that humanity is trapped inside a simulated reality known as the Matrix. Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024 Co-written and co-directed by the Wachowskis, the film revealed how our world was a simulated reality with humans actually being used as batteries for intelligent machines and how one messiah-like figure named Neo was chosen to lead a rebellion. Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Apr. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

from past participle of simulate

First Known Use

1622, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of simulated was in 1622

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“Simulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/simulated. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

Kids Definition

simulated

adjective
: made to look genuine : fake
simulated pearls

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