Simulacrum vs Automaton - What's the difference?
simulacrum | automaton |
An image or representation.
A faint trace or semblance.
A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.
A formal system, such as finite automaton.
A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.
As nouns the difference between simulacrum and automaton
is that simulacrum is an image or representation while automaton is a machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.simulacrum
English
Noun
(en-noun) (wikipedia simulacrum)- a simulacrum of a New York studio apartment
- a simulacrum of hope
automaton
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(wikipedia automaton)Noun
(en-noun)- Due to her strict adherence to her daily schedule, Jessica was becoming more and more convinced that she was an automaton .
- A departure from principle in one instance becomes a precedent for a second, that second for a third, and so on 'til the bulk of the society is reduced to be mere automatons of misery, to have no sensibilities left but for sinning and suffering. - Thomas Jefferson