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prettygoodwordansatz - n., (Math. & Phys.) an assumed form of a mathematical statement which is then verified by its results.
That is, one derived empirically rather than from first principals, which you then test against the data. Distinct from guesstimate, which more a value derived with incomplete information. From German Ansatz, approach or attempt.
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That is, one derived empirically rather than from first principals, which you then test against the data. Distinct from guesstimate, which more a value derived with incomplete information. From German Ansatz, approach or attempt.
---L.
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Date: 2008-10-08 10:57 pm (UTC)(What would the plural be?)
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Date: 2008-10-09 12:13 am (UTC)Yeah, sorry 'bout that.
The German plural is ansätzen. Or rather, Ansätzen, since it's really Ansatz.
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Date: 2008-10-09 12:15 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2008-10-09 02:21 pm (UTC)---L.