ansatz
See also: Ansatz
English
Alternative forms
- Ansatz
Etymology
From German Ansatz.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈænsæts/
Noun
ansatz (plural ansatzes or ansatze)
- (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:
Translations
a provisional mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon
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Anagrams
- stanza
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- Ansatz
Noun
ansatz m (invariable)
- (mathematics) ansatz (a provisional mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon)