Analog vs Simulate - What's the difference?
analog | simulate |
(of a device or system) in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial)
(countable) something that bears an analogy to something else
(countable, biology) an organ or structure that is similar in function to one in another kind of organism but is of dissimilar evolutionary origin
(chemistry) a structural derivative of a parent compound that often differs from it by a single element
To model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of
As adjectives the difference between analog and simulate
is that analog is in which the value of a data item (such as time) is represented by a continuously variable physical quantity that can be measured (such as the shadow of a sundial while simulate is feigned; pretended.As a noun analog
is something that bears an analogy to something else.As a verb simulate is
to model, replicate, duplicate the behavior, appearance or properties of.analog
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Alternative forms
* analogue (Commonwealth)Adjective
(-)Antonyms
* digital * discreteDerived terms
* analog circuit * analog computer * analog meterNoun
(en noun)simulate
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Verb
(simulat)- We will use a smoke machine to simulate the fog you will actually encounter.