During a gathering with my research friend, we touched a little on this topic. Simulation vs. experiment. I definitely agree that these two are totally different animals, and now I think of one definition to make this difference clearer.
What is experiment: Try to eliminate all factors that could unexpectedly inference the outcome, and to keep a full control on some factors as determined by our parameters setting.
What is simulation: Try to create all factors that assemble our expected outcome, and to introduce some real world (random) factors to reproduce the nondeterministic scenario.
If you like my thinking, you may like the following linkage as well.
Experiment shares the art of photography. If you take a picture without a careful thought, very easily you get a picture with too much details and your focus is washed out. A simple skill may give you a better picture --- The eye of elimination. Eliminating what you don't need, and let your focus stands out.
Simulation shares the art of painting. If you draw without a careful thought, very easily you get nothing. A simple skill may give you a better painting. The mind of creation. Creating your focus first, and give your focus some decoration to make the scene complete.
Hope you like it~ ^^
Interesting, I know photography, and I know simulation, but not the other two.
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