ansatz
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ansatz (plural ansatzes or ansatze)
(mathematics) A mathematical assumption used to describe a certain phenomenon, posited in order to help provisionally solve an equation or other problem. [from 20th c.]
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Within this potential, a variational ansatz for the wave function is proposed.
This ansatz was later shown to be exact in the dense limit of pairs.