ansatz

See also: Ansatz

English

Alternative forms

• Ansatz

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from German Ansatz.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈænsæts/

Noun

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. [from 20th c.]
   • 2011, Brian Cox, Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum World, Allen Lane, published 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.

Translations

a provisional mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon

• Hungarian: ansatz
• Portuguese: ansatz m, Ansatz m

Anagrams

• stanza

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• Ansatz

Noun

ansatz m (invariable)

1. (mathematics) ansatz (a provisional mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon)