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{{short description|Initial estimate or framework to the solution of a mathematical problem}} In [[physics]] and [[mathematics]], an '''ansatz''' ({{IPAc-en|'|ae|n|s|ae|t|s}}; {{IPA|de|ˈʔanzats|lang|De-Ansatz.ogg}}, meaning: "initial placement of a tool at a work piece", plural '''ansatzes'''<ref name="MWD">{{Cite web|url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ansatz|title=Definition of ANSATZ|website=www.merriam-webster.com|language=en|access-date=2019-11-19}}</ref> or, from German, '''ansätze''' {{IPAc-en|'|ae|n|s|ɛ|t|s|ə}}; {{IPA|de|ˈʔanzɛtsə|lang|De-Ansätze.ogg}}) is an [[educated guess]] or an additional assumption made to help solve a problem, and which may later be verified to be part of the solution by its results.<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title=The nature of mathematical modeling|last=Gershenfeld, Neil A.|date=1999|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=0-521-57095-6|location=Cambridge|pages=10|oclc=39147817}}</ref>
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