engelska-danska översättning av rule of thumb

tommelfingerregelDet er en tommelfingerregel for al ny teknologi. This is the rule of thumb for all new technology. Det virker, som om der er en tommelfingerregel herom. It appears that there is a rule of thumb for this purpose. Som en tommelfingerregel kan vi gå ud fra, at jo mindre virksomheden er, jo større er den relative byrde af administrationsomkostninger. As a rule of thumb we can assume that the smaller the enterprise, the heavier the relative burden of administrative costs.

A general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge
Approximated, guesstimated

The usual rule of thumb says that to calculate when an investment will double, divide 70 by the interest rate.
I made a quick, rule-of-thumb estimate of the manhours required for the job.

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