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Simulant vs Simulator - What's the difference?

simulant | simulator |

As nouns the difference between simulant and simulator

is that simulant is something that simulates something else such as, for example, a gemstone while simulator is simulator.

simulant

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Something that simulates something else such as, for example, a gemstone.
    • Due to its low cost and close visual likeness to diamond, cubic zirconia has remained the most gemologically and economically important diamond simulant since 1976.
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    simulator

    English

    (wikipedia simulator)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who simulates or feigns.
    • (De Quincey)
  • A machine or system that simulates an environment (such as an aircraft cockpit), often for training purposes.