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Simulation Reliability

Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare "imitate," from stem of similis "like." Meaning "a model or mock-up for purposes of experiment or training" is from 1954.

Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare “imitate,” from stem of similis “like.” Meaning “a model or mock-up for purposes of experiment or training” is from 1954.

Etym. reliable (adj.) 1560s, raliabill, Scottish; see rely + -able.

Definition

The consistency of a simulation activity, or the degree to which a simulation activity measures in the same way each time it is used under the same conditions with the same participants.

Compare: SIMULATION VALIDITY