Glossary

Feedback

Etym. 1920, in the electronics sense, “the return of a fraction of an output signal to the input of an…

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Facilitator (Simulation Facilitator)

Etym. 1806, agent noun in Latin form from facilitate. Definition An individual who is involved in the implementation and/or delivery…

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Event

Etym. 1570s, “the consequence of anything” (as in in the event that); 1580s, “that which happens;” from Middle French event,…

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Environmental Fidelity

Etym. environmental (adj.) 1887, “environing, surrounding,” from environment + -al (1). Ecological sense by 1967. Related: Environmentally Etym. fidelity (n.)…

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Evaluation

Etym. Evaluation (noun) mid 19th century: back-formation from evaluation, from French évaluer, from es- (from Latin ex- ) ‘out, from’…

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Embedded Participant

Etym. embed (v.) 1778, “to lay in a bed (of surrounding matter),” from em- (1) + bed (n.). Originally a…

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Domains of Learning

‘‘Three separate, yet interdependent components of learning outcomes achievable by human learners. These domains: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor, represent various…

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Distributed Simulation

Etym. distribute (v.) early 15c., “to deal out or apportion,” from Latin distributus, past participle of distribuere “to divide, distribute.”…

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Discrete Simulation (Discrete-Event Simulation)

Etym. discrete (adj.) mid-14c., “morally discerning, prudent, circumspect,” from Old French discret “discreet, sensible, intelligent, wise,” from Latin discretus “separated,…

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Deterministic

Etym. determinism (n.) 1876 in general sense of “doctrine that everything happens by a necessary causation,” from French déterminisme; deterministic…

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