Back-of-the-envelope

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Adjective

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back-of-the-envelope

  1. (idiomatic{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}) approximate, rough, simplified
    Example: Do some back-of-the-envelope calculations before all the facts come in.
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