Provisionally vs Ansatz - What's the difference?
provisionally | ansatz |
A mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon, posited in order to help provisionally solve an equation or other problem.
* 2011 , & Jeff Forshaw, The Quantum World , Allen Lane 2011, page 12:
As a adverb provisionally
is in a provisional way; temporarily.As a noun ansatz is
a mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon, posited in order to help provisionally solve an equation or other problem.ansatz
English
Noun
(es)- In such cases, scientists often make an ansatz , an educated guess if you like, and then proceed to compute the consequences of the guess.