Tag: Glossary

Etym. discipline (n.) directly from Latin disciplina “instruction given, teaching, learning, knowledge,” also “object of instruction, knowledge, science, military discipline,” from discipulus. The Latin word is glossed in Old English by þeodscipe. Meaning “branch of instruction or education” is first recorded late 14c. Meaning “military training” is from late 15c.; that of “orderly conduct as… Continue reading Multidisciplinary

Etym. (n.) From the French: casting/moulding. Definition The makeup and molds applied to humans or manikins used to portray lesions, skin findings, bleeding, and traumatized areas (Levine et al., 2013). The application of makeup and molds to a human or simulator’s limbs, chest, head, etc. to provide elements of realism (such as blood, vomitus, open… Continue reading Moulage

Etym. Monte Carlo fallacy 1957, named for resort in Monaco famous for its gambling casinos. The fallacy of thinking that the probability of a particular outcome rises with the successive number of opposite outcomes. Etym. simulation (n.) noun of action from past participle stem of simulare “imitate,” from stem of similis “like.” Meaning “a model… Continue reading Monte Carlo Simulation

Etym model sense of “thing or person to be imitated” is 1630s. 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. Definition The terms modeling and simulation are often used interchangeably. An… Continue reading Modeling and Simulation (M&S) (also Modeling and Simulation)

Etym. Sense of “thing or person to be imitated” is 1630s. Definition A representation of an object, concept, event, or system; models can be physical models, computational models, or theories of function (Sokolowski, 2011).

Etym. 1610s, from Old French modalité or directly from Medieval Latin modalitatem (nominative modalitas) “a being modal,” from modalis. 1560s, term in logic, from Middle French modal and directly from Medieval Latin modalis “of or pertaining to a mode,” from Latin modus “measure, manner, mode.” Definition A term used to refer to the type(s) of… Continue reading Modality

Etym. mobile (adj.) late 15c., from Middle French mobile (14c.), from Latin mobilis “movable, easy to move; loose, not firm,” “pliable, flexible. contraction of *movibilis, from movere “to move.” 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… Continue reading Mobile Simulation

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. method (n.) early 15c., “regular, systematic treatment of disease,” from Latin methodus “way of teaching or going,” from Greek methodos “scientific inquiry,… Continue reading Mixed Simulation (Mixed Methods Simulation)

Etym. reality (n.) 1540s, “quality of being real,” from French réalité and directly Medieval Latin realitatem (nominative realitas), from Late Latin realis. Meaning “real existence, all that is real” is from 1640s; that of “the real state (of something)” is from 1680s. Definition The use of a technology such as video, augmented reality, or virtual… Continue reading Mixed Reality Human

Etym. mastery (adj.) early 13c., mesterie, “condition of being a master,” also “superiority, victory;” from Old French maistrie, from maistre “master” (n.). Meaning “intellectual command” (of a topic, etc.) is from 1660s. Etym. learning (n.) Old English leornung “learning, study,” from leornian. Definition An instructional philosophy originally proposed by Benjamin Bloom that stated a student… Continue reading Mastery Learning