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模拟 — meaning in English

mó nǐ

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English meaning

  • analog adj Representing information as a continuously variable signal rather than as digital data, such as the hands of a clock or an old vinyl recording.
  • emulate verb To try to match or surpass someone by copying their behaviour or achievements.
  • simulate verb To imitate or reproduce the appearance, behaviour, or conditions of something, often for testing or training purposes.

Senses

模拟 is used for these senses in English:

  • analog (of a device or system) In which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuous(ly) variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial).
  • analogical Of, pertaining to, based on, or composed of an analogy.
  • simulate To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.

analog — full definition

  1. adj Representing information as a continuously variable signal rather than as digital data, such as the hands of a clock or an old vinyl recording.
  2. noun Something that closely corresponds to or mirrors something else.

emulate — full definition

  1. verb To try to match or surpass someone by copying their behaviour or achievements.
  2. verb Of a computer program or device: to reproduce the function of another system.

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