Optimization vs. Simulation

Optimizationnoun

The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense.

Optimizationnoun

(programming) The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during compilation, by removing unused portions of code and improving the speed or resource usage of others.

Optimizationnoun

the act of rendering optimal;

Simulationnoun

Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.

Simulationnoun

The process of simulating.

Simulationnoun

(informal) A video game designed to convey a more or less realistic experience, as of a sport or warfare.

Simulationnoun

Assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true.

Simulationnoun

(soccer) The act of falling over in order to be awarded a foul, when a foul hasn't been committed.

Simulationnoun

The act of simulating, or assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true; - distinguished from dissimulation, which disguises or conceals what is true.

Simulationnoun

(computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program;

Simulationnoun

the act of imitating the behavior of some situation or some process by means of something suitably analogous (especially for the purpose of study or personnel training)

Simulationnoun

representation of something (sometimes on a smaller scale)

Simulationnoun

the act of giving a false appearance;

Simulation

A simulation is the imitation of the operation of a real-world process or system over time. Simulations require the use of models; the model represents the key characteristics or behaviors of the selected system or process, whereas the simulation represents the evolution of the model over time.