ansatz

See also: Ansatz

English

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.

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 (plural ansatz)

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

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