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computer simulation approach  

Definition

  • The word simulation refers to any procedure that is meant to imitate a real-life system. Simulations are especially useful in examining situations that are too complex, too difficult, or too costly to explore in the real world. [Source: Encyclopedia of Industrial and Organizational Psychology; Simulation, Computer Approach]

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