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Ansatz
Ansatz
ansatz
ansatz
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English
Noun
ansatz (plural ansatzes)
- (mathematics) A mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon, posited in order to help provisionally solve an equation or other problem. [from 20th c.]
- 2011, Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum World, Allen Lane 2011, page 12:
- In such cases, scientists often make an ansatz, an educated guess if you like, and then proceed to compute the consequences of the guess.
- 2011, Brian Cox & Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum World, Allen Lane 2011, page 12:
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a provisional mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon
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Noun
ansatz m (plural ansatz)
- (mathematics) ansatz (a provisional mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon)