emulation
nounUK /ˌɛm.jʊˈleɪ̯.ʃən/ · US /ˌɛm.juˈleɪ̯.ʃən/
Etymology From Middle French émulation, from Latin aemulātiō.
1
The endeavor or desire to equal or excel someone else in qualities or actions.
- a great figure who is worthy of respect and emulation
- Allur'd, not forc'd, encourag'd, not compell'd; The shrinking eye look'd up, the soul was cheer'd, Felt as it learnt, confided e'er it fear'd; And first by emulation's ardour mov'd, Prest onward in the path which soon it lov'd.1827, Lydia Sigourney, Poems, Tribute to an Instructor, page 210:
2
Obsolete Jealous rivalry; envy; envious contention.
- Scarce two gentlemen dwell together in the country […] , but there is emulation betwixt them and their servants, some quarrel or some grudge betwixt their wives or children […], New York Review Books 2001, p.263
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.