Ansatz

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈansats/

Origin

From German Ansatz.

Full definition of ansatz

Noun

1. 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.

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