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'''Simulation software''' is based on the process of modeling a real phenomenon with a set of [[mathematical formulas]]. It is, essentially, a program that allows the user to observe an operation through simulation without actually performing that operation. Simulation software is used widely to design equipment so that the final product will be as close to design specs as possible without expensive in process modification. Simulation software with [[Real-time computing|real-time]] response is often used in gaming, but it also has important industrial applications. When the penalty for improper operation is costly, such as airplane pilots, nuclear power plant operators, or chemical plant operators, a mock up of the actual control panel is connected to a real-time simulation of the physical response, giving valuable training experience without fear of a disastrous outcome.
Advanced [[computer programs]] can simulate [[power system]] behavior,<ref>{{Citation |last=Mahmud |first=Khizir |title=5.6 Energy Management Softwares and Tools |date=2018-01-01 |work=Comprehensive Energy Systems |pages=202–257 |editor-last=Dincer |editor-first=Ibrahim |url=https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128095973005186 |access-date=2024-07-21 |place=Oxford |publisher=Elsevier |doi=10.1016/b978-0-12-809597-3.00518-6 |isbn=978-0-12-814925-6 |last2=Soetanto |first2=Danny |last3=Town |first3=Graham E.}}</ref> [[weather]] conditions, [[electronic circuits]], [[chemical reactions]], [[mechatronics]],<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Mahmud|first=Khizir|last2=Town|first2=Graham E.|title=A review of computer tools for modeling electric vehicle energy requirements and their impact on power distribution networks|journal=Applied Energy|volume=172|pages=337–359|doi=10.1016/j.apenergy.2016.03.100|year=2016}}</ref> [[Heat pump and refrigeration cycle|heat pumps]], [[control engineering|feedback control systems]], atomic reactions, light, daylight even complex [[biological processes]]. In theory, any phenomena that can be reduced to mathematical data and equations can be simulated on a computer. Simulation can be difficult because most natural phenomena are subject to an almost infinite number of influences or unknown source of cause, for example, rainfall. One of the tricks to developing useful simulations is to determine which are the most important factors that affect the goals of the simulation.
In addition to imitating processes to see how they behave under different conditions, simulations are also used to test new theories. After creating a theory of causal relationships, the theorist can codify the relationships in the form of a computer program. If the program then behaves in the same way as the real process, there is a good chance that the proposed relationships are correct.
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