rule of thumb

Definitions

Aviation

• noun easily remembered, useful guide to a more complex principle

Construction

• A statement or formula that is not exact but is close enough for practical work.

Economics

• noun an easily remembered way of doing a simple calculation, such as calculating that a pound is half a kilo

Idiom

• rough calculation or estimate, lacking the benefit of more careful or scientific measurement

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Contexts for “rule of thumb”

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