Ansatz
In physics and mathematics, an ansatz (; German: [ˈʔanzats] , meaning: "initial placement of a tool at a work piece", plural ansatzes or, from German, ansätze ; German: [ˈʔanzɛtsə] ) 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. == Use == An ansatz is the establishment of the starting equation(s), the theorem(s), or the value(s) describing a mathematical or physical problem or solution.