Emulate vs. Simulate — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Emulate and Simulate
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Emulate
Emulate, Inc. (Emulate) is a startup company that is commercializing Organs-on-Chips technology—a human cell-based technology that recreates organ-level function to model organs in healthy and diseased states.
Simulate
To have or take on the appearance, sound, or character of; imitate
Music meant to simulate a snowstorm.
Emulate
To strive to equal or excel, especially through imitation
An older pupil whose accomplishments and style I emulated.
Simulate
To make in imitation of or as a substitute for
Simulate leather.
Emulate
To compete with successfully; approach or attain equality with.
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Simulate
To make a pretense of; feign
Simulate interest.
Emulate
(Computers) To imitate the function of (another system), as by modifications to hardware or software that allow the imitating system to accept the same data, execute the same programs, and achieve the same results as the imitated system.
Simulate
To create a representation or model of (a physical system or particular situation, for example).
Emulate
To attempt to equal or be the same as.
Simulate
To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.
We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter.
Emulate
To copy or imitate, especially a person.
People are endlessly fascinating, even if you'd never want to emulate them.
Simulate
(obsolete) Feigned; pretended.
Emulate
(obsolete) To feel a rivalry with; to be jealous of, to envy.
Simulate
Feigned; pretended.
Emulate
(computing) of a program or device: to imitate another program or device
Simulate
To assume the mere appearance of, without the reality; to assume the signs or indications of, falsely; to counterfeit; to feign.
The Puritans, even in the depths of the dungeons to which she had sent them, prayed, and with no simulated fervor, that she might be kept from the dagger of the assassin.
Emulate
(obsolete) Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
Simulate
Reproduce someone's behavior or looks;
The mime imitated the passers-by
Children often copy their parents or older siblings
Emulate
Striving to excel; ambitious; emulous.
Simulate
Create a representation or model of;
The pilots are trained in conditions simulating high-altitude flights
Emulate
To strive to equal or to excel in qualities or actions; to imitate, with a view to equal or to outdo, to vie with; to rival; as, to emulate the good and the great.
Thine eye would emulate the diamond.
Simulate
Make a pretence of;
She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger
He feigned sleep
Emulate
Strive to equal or match, especially by imitating;
He is emulating the skating skills of his older sister
Emulate
Imitate the function of (another system), as by modifying the hardware or the software
Emulate
Compete with successfully; approach or reach equality with;
This artists's drawings cannot emulate his water colors
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