シミュレーション

also: シュミレーション

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シミュレーションする · noun or participle which takes 'suru'

Meanings

General term for a computer simulation, model, or mock exercise. Used as both a noun and a suru-verb.

Sports term for faking a foul or injury to deceive the referee; common in soccer contexts.

〈事こと〉のシミュレーションを行おこなうto run a simulation of something
地じ震しんが起おきた場ば合あいのシミュレーションを行おこなった。
We ran a simulation of what would happen in an earthquake.
シミュレーションで警けい告こくを受うけるto be booked (cautioned) for diving
その選せん手しゅはシミュレーションで警けい告こくを受うけた。
The player was booked for diving.
シミュレーションと判はん定ていされるto be ruled as diving/simulation by the referee
主しゅ審しんはそのプレーをシミュレーションと判はん定ていした。
The referee ruled the play as a dive.

模も擬ぎ sense 1
模擬 is a native Japanese term for a mock or simulated exercise (as in 模擬試験), while シミュレーション is a loanword more associated with computer or scientific simulations.

ダイブ sense 2
ダイブ is the general loanword for a physical 'dive', whereas シミュレーション in sports specifically means faking a foul or injury to fool the referee.

シミュレーションUsage92%
Standard katakana spelling for the loanword 'simulation'.
シュミレーションUsage8%
irregular kana usage
Common metathesis variant; widely used but considered irregular by some prescriptive sources.

Loanword from English 'simulation'. The variant シュミレーション is a common metathesis of シミュ to シュミ.