"ansatz" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈænsæts/ [UK] Forms: ansatzes [plural], ansatze [plural]
Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from German Ansatz. Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|de|Ansatz}} Unadapted borrowing from German Ansatz Head templates: {{en-noun|+|ansatze}} ansatz (plural ansatzes or ansatze)
  1. (mathematics) A mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon, posited in order to help provisionally solve an equation or other problem. Wikipedia link: ansatz Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: Ansatz Translations (a provisional mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon): ansatz (Hungarian), ansatz [masculine] (Portuguese), Ansatz [masculine] (Portuguese)

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