# Variational method

> Method for the determination of the approximate ground state of a quantum mechanical system.

**Wikidata**: [Q164296](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q164296)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variational_method_(quantum_mechanics))  
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