back-of-the-envelope calculation
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āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "back-of-the-envelope calculation"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

Back-of-the-envelope calculation
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āĻĻā§āϰ⧁āϤ āĻ—āĻŖāύāĻž, āφāύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύāĻŋāĻ• āĻ…āύ⧁āĻŽāĻžāύ

a rough estimate or calculation done quickly and informally, often using basic methods or assumptions
back-of-the-envelope calculation definition and meaning
Idiom
Informal
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We did some back-of-the-envelope calculations to estimate the cost of the project.
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āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĄāĻžāωāύāϞ⧋āĻĄ āĻ•āϰ⧁āύ