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  2. Sinhala idioms and proverbs - Wikipedia

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    Sinhala idioms (Sinhala: රූඩි, rūḍi) and colloquial expressions that are widely used to communicate figuratively, as with any other developed language. This page also contains a list of old and popular Sinhala proverbs , which are known as prastā piruḷu ( ප්‍රස්තා පිරුළු ) in Sinhala.

  3. Madura English–Sinhala Dictionary - Wikipedia

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    Madura English–Sinhala Dictionary (Sinhala: මධුර ඉංග්‍රීසි–සිංහල ශබ්දකෝෂය) is a free electronic dictionary service developed by Madura Kulatunga. [1][2] It is available as computer software, an online website and an android app. [3][4] The dictionary contains over 230,000 definitions ...

  4. Sinhala language - Wikipedia

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    Sinhala (Siṁhala) is a Sanskrit term; the corresponding Middle Indo-Aryan (Eḷu) word is Sīhala. The name is a derivative of siṁha, the Sanskrit word for 'lion'. [12] The name is sometimes glossed as 'abode of lions', and attributed to a supposed former abundance of lions on the island.

  5. List of Sinhala words of English origin - Wikipedia

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    Exception from the standard are the romanization of Sinhala long "ä" ([æː]) as "ää", and the non-marking of prenasalized stops. Sinhala words of English origin mainly came about during the period of British colonial rule in Sri Lanka. This period saw absorption of several English words into the local language brought about by the ...

  6. Simulation - Wikipedia

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    t. e. A simulation is an imitative representation of a process or system that could exist in the real world. [1][2][3] In this broad sense, simulation can often be used interchangeably with model. [2] Sometimes a clear distinction between the two terms is made, in which simulations require the use of models; the model represents the key ...

  7. Sinhala slang - Wikipedia

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    Sinhala dialects are the various minor variations of Sinhalese language which are based on the locale (within Island of Sri Lanka) and the social classes and social groups (e.g. university students). Most of the slang are common across all dialects. However certain slang are restricted to certain social classes or groups.

  8. Simulacra and Simulation - Wikipedia

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    Simulacra and Simulation (French: Simulacres et Simulation) is a 1981 philosophical treatise by the philosopher and cultural theorist Jean Baudrillard, in which he seeks to examine the relationships between reality, symbols, and society, in particular the significations and symbolism of culture and media involved in constructing an understanding of shared existence.

  9. Modeling and simulation - Wikipedia

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    Modeling and simulation (M&S) is the use of models (e.g., physical, mathematical, behavioral, or logical representation of a system, entity, phenomenon, or process) as a basis for simulations to develop data utilized for managerial or technical decision making. [1][2] In the computer application of modeling and simulation a computer is used to ...