nonstandard method
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Mathematics, Sciences A method that is beyond the range of standard or traditional approaches, often involving introducing new concepts like infinitesimals or hyperreal numbers in order to solve difficult problems.
- This idea makes it possible to dissociate completely the logical foundation of the nonstandard method from its practical use.1995, Francine Diener, Marc Diener, Nonstandard Analysis in Practice, page 1:
- A nonstandard method (second-harmonic generation) was used in [651], and the purity of the surface was problematic.2009, Marek Kosmulski, Surface Charging and Points of Zero Charge, page 895:
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- Finally, it is worth mentioning that many other results in combinatorics can be seen, directly or indirectly, as applications of the nonstandard method.2019, Mauro Di Nasso, Isaac Goldbring, Martino Lupini, Nonstandard Methods in Ramsey Theory and Combinatorial Number Theory, page ix: