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der Kunstgriff (-e)
   trick, dodge, fudge, artifice; (tricky) move

Trotz gigantischer Rechenkapazitäten müssen Forscher bei Klima-Simulationen viele Details weglassen und Kunstgriffe bemühen.
Despite huge (computer) calculating capacities, researchers have to leave out many details in climate simulations and resort to tricks.

Related:
der Kniff trick; knack (for); crease, fold
der Trick trick

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