Back of envelope rule

Synonyms for "back of envelope rule" (15 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Noun(3 words)
approximateballpark methodcaveat

Strong matches (5)

Noun(5 words)
estimation shortcutheuristicinformallow-fidelity estimatequalification

Related words (7)

Noun(7 words)
quick heuristicroughrough estimaterough judgmentrough shortcutrule of thumbwarning

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

15 entries
analytic shortcutcautionary notecost estimation techniquedescriptive adjectiveearly stage estimationestimate methodestimation shortcutheuristicheuristic techniqueinformal descriptorlimitationplanning heuristicqualitative guidelinerisk management principlerule

More specific

12 entries
ballpark figureheuristic rulemargin of errororder of magnitude estimatepreliminary assessmentpreliminary rulerough calculationrough estimaterough rulescreening heuristictop-down estimateuncertainty bound

Collocations

11 entries
back of envelope calculationback of envelope estimateback-of-envelopeback-of-envelope approachback-of-envelope calculationback-of-envelope estimateback-of-envelope heuristicback-of-envelope ruleballpark figurerough estimaterule of thumb

Inflections

3 entries
back of envelope rulesmore back-of-envelope rulemost back-of-envelope rule

Derivations

8 entries
back of envelopeback of envelope approachback of envelope calculationback of envelope estimationback-of-envelopeback-of-envelope calculationback-of-envelope estimationback-of-envelope rules