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More people need to understand the games secular liberals play. Here's one rule-of-thumb: No matter how bad a story sounds - particularly if it sounds bad - recognize the pattern of defamation.
Marvin Olasky

Meaning of "rule-of-thumb" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RULE-OF-THUMB

rule-of-thumb  [ˌruːləvˈθʌm] play
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WHAT DOES RULE-OF-THUMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

rule-of-thumb

Rule of thumb

A rule of thumb is a principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation. It is an easily learned and easily applied procedure for approximately calculating or recalling some value, or for making some determination. Compare this to heuristic, a similar concept used in mathematical discourse, psychology, and computer science, particularly in algorithm design.

Definition of rule-of-thumb in the English dictionary

The definition of rule-of-thumb in the dictionary is made by rule of thumb.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RULE-OF-THUMB


bethumb
bɪˈθʌm
hop-o´-my-thumb
ˌhɒpəʊmaɪˈθʌm
thumb
θʌm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RULE-OF-THUMB

ruins
Ruisdael
rulable
rule
rule book
rule of law
rule of three
rule of thumb
rule out
rule the roost
ruled
ruleless
ruler
rulership
Rules
rulesse
ruling
ruling body
rullion
ruly

WORDS THAT END LIKE RULE-OF-THUMB

bedumb
benumb
breadcrumb
crumb
deaf-and-dumb
dumb
green thumb
lady´s-thumb
miller´s thumb
Northumb
numb
plumb
replumb
rhumb
rule of thumb
succumb
Tom Thumb
under someone´s thumb
unplumb

Synonyms and antonyms of rule-of-thumb in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «rule-of-thumb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RULE-OF-THUMB

Find out the translation of rule-of-thumb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rule-of-thumb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rule-of-thumb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

规则,即用拇指
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

descartar - de -thumb
570 millions of speakers

English

rule-of-thumb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शासन के अंगूठे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حكم من الإبهام
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

править эмпирическое
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

regra- de-ouro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চলতি নিয়ম
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prononcer - de - pouce
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Peraturan-ibu jari
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

herrschen Faust
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

の法則親指
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

경험 법칙
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Aturan-saka-jempol
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quy tắc của ngón tay cái
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கட்டைவிரல் விதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नियम-च्या-थंब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kural-of-başparmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

regola -of -thumb
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyklucza - z - kciuka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

правити емпіричне
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

statului de degetul mare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποφανθεί - of - αντίχειρα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

reël - van - duim
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

härska -of -thumb
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

herske -tommel
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rule-of-thumb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RULE-OF-THUMB»

The term «rule-of-thumb» is quite widely used and occupies the 38.473 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RULE-OF-THUMB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rule-of-thumb

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QUOTES WITH «RULE-OF-THUMB»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word rule-of-thumb.
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Marvin Olasky
More people need to understand the games secular liberals play. Here's one rule-of-thumb: No matter how bad a story sounds - particularly if it sounds bad - recognize the pattern of defamation.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RULE-OF-THUMB»

Discover the use of rule-of-thumb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rule-of-thumb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Rule of Thumb: Ebert at the Movies
With a critical eye that mirrors his subject's, Todd Rendleman explores the values, temperament, character, and style that have made Roger Ebert the most trusted and influential film critic in America.
Todd Rendleman, 2012
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Statistical Rules of Thumb
Praise for the First Edition: "For a beginner [this book] is a treasure trove; for an experienced person it can provide new ideas on how better to pursue the subject of applied statistics." —Journal of Quality Technology Sensibly ...
Gerald van Belle, 2011
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Rules of Thumb: A Life Manual
Presents a compendium of knowledge featuring one thousand pieces of wisdom and advice from farmers, financiers, philosophers, teachers, salesmen, and people in all walks of life that are illustrated by numerous photographs. Original.
Tom Parker, 2008
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Nonparametric and Semiparametric Models
We will introduce generalizations for Silverman's rule-of-thumb and least squares cross-validation to show the analogy with the one-dimensional bandwidth selectors. Rule-of-thumb Bandwidth Rule-of-thumb bandwidth selection gives a ...
Wolfgang Härdle, 2004
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NBER Macroeconomics Annual 1989
Second, Campbell and Mankiw have not yet made a convincing case that this statistical relation warrants the inference that 50% of disposable income goes to rule-of-thumb consumers. One needs to have a sense of what the other implications ...
Olivier J. Blanchard, Stanley Fischer, 1989
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Rules of Thumb for Mechanical Engineers: A Manual of Quick, ...
A rule of thumb for minimum operating clearance of a cylindrical roller bearing is . 0003" to .0005". Ball bearings can be slightly less, and spherical roller bearings should be slightly more. The above considerations must be used to go from an ...
J. Edward Pope, 1997
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Business Valuation For Dummies
In Chapter 9, we feature rule-of-thumb guidance for ten kinds of businesses from data West has compiled for the BRG and listings on his subscription Web site, Business Brokerage Press (www.bbpinc.com). In West's guide, rule-of-thumb ...
Lisa Holton, Jim Bates, 2009
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Macroeconomics
Okun's Rule of Thumb: Each percentage point rise in unemployment is associated with a 2-percentage- point reduction in annual growth rate of real GDP. Okun's Rule of Thumb: %AQ=3.5 -2 x AU. the years between 1959 and 1999. Points in ...
Edward Gamber, David C Colander, 2006
9
Bandpass Sigma Delta Modulators: Stability Analysis, ...
As the bandpass modulators are tunable, both the "lowpass" rule of thumb (i.e. testing at 9 = n/3) and the "highpass" rule of thumb (testing at 9 = 2n/3) apply. Figure 5.28 shows the resulting minimum boundaries for a for small-signal stability of ...
Jurgen van Engelen, Rudy J. van de Plassche, 1999
10
Wine: Every Wine Rule of Thumb at Your Fingertips
The Wine Pocket Bible is a classic edition full of essential wine tips and fascinating facts. This beautiful hardback edition has both dust-cover and gold embossing on the spine making it the perfect gift for any wine lover at Christmas.
Jenny Dodd, Andrew Smith, 2009

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RULE-OF-THUMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rule-of-thumb is used in the context of the following news items.
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Scientists: This Rule-Of-Thumb Can Keep You From Drinking Too …
Scientists have turned their attention to overconsumption of alcohol and have come up with a rule of thumb. All you have to do, they say, is stick to a general rule ... «Business Insider, Aug 14»
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How to save time: a rule-of-thumb to choose what health stories to …
How to save time: a rule-of-thumb to choose what health stories to ignore. June 20, 2014 5.27am EDT. David Spiegelhalter ... «The Conversation, Jun 14»
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Wanna be the leader? You gotta have friends
... simple rule-of-thumb: individuals followed the lead of their closest affiliates. Consequently, the individual with the most social connections becomes the leader ... «New Scientist, Jun 12»

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