emulation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun ambition to equal or excel
noun (computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another
noun effort to equal or surpass another

From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.

What do you mean by emulation? — McGuffey's Fourth Eclectic Reader, William Holmes McGuffey
Equal partition abolishes emulation; and consequently labor. — Les Misérables, Victor Hugo
It has memories of occupation long before days of Cinque Port emulation. — The Cornwall Coast, Arthur L. (Arthur Leslie) Salmon

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