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Record 1 2010-11-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Computer Mathematics
  • Simulation (Cybernetic Systems)
DEF

In simulation by an analog computer, a scale in which the time duration of a simulated event is less than the actual time duration of the event in the physical system under study.

Key term(s)
  • fast-time scale

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mathématiques informatiques
  • Simulation (Systèmes cybernétiques)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Matemáticas para computación
  • Simulación (Sistemas cibernéticos)
OBS

Término aplicado al hecho de que la relación existente entre los lapsos de tiempo de dos eventos en una simulación (computer time), y el de los eventos en un equipo físico simulado (problem time), es menor que uno.

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