rule of thumb
Definition
Formula or observation accepted (1) generally as practical knowledge based on experience (although not as a scientific law), or (2) uncritically as the way the things or the world works. Also called empirical formula.
rule of thumb is in the Information & Knowledge Management subject.
rule of thumb appears in the definitions of the following terms:
determinism,
impressions,
assumptions,
current liabilities to net worth ratio,
empirical formula,
scratch disk,
principle of diminishing marginal utility,
Taylorism,
Miller's Law,
principle of declining marginal benefit
and
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