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Ansatz
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Physics/a7aH2y08">physics</a> and <a href="/facts/Mathematics/pxTouaz4">mathematics</a>, an ansatz is an <a href="/facts/Educated_guess/9Kq3CIym">educated guess</a> 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. </p>