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Ansatz^¹

noun Ansatzes

Alternative letter-case form of ansatz

ansatz^²

/ˈænsæts/ UK

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Unadapted borrowing from German Ansatz.

noun ansatzes · ansatze · Ansatz

A mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon, posited in order to help provisionally solve an equation or other problem. 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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noun a provisional mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon

Português	ansatz, Ansatz

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@misc{ansatz_2026,
  title = {ansatz},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ansatz},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}