"rule of thumb" meaning in Anglais

See rule of thumb in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: \ɹuːl əv θʌm\ Audio: En-au-rule of thumb.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-rule of thumb.wav Forms: rules of thumb [plural]
  1. Règle générale, règle dont l’expérience montre qu’elle est vraie la plupart du temps, mais qui n’est pas une règle absolue.
    Sense id: fr-rule_of_thumb-en-noun-D-S9KOWh
  2. Au doigt mouillé.
    Sense id: fr-rule_of_thumb-en-noun-buSrf2RU
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: as a rule of thumb
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