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Amdahl's law (2,440 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article

In computer architecture, Amdahl's law (or Amdahl's argument) is a formula which gives the theoretical speedup in latency of the execution of a task at
Beam (nautical) (616 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
The beam of a ship is its width at its widest point. The maximum beam (BMAX) is the distance between planes passing through the outer sides of the ship
Kernel density estimation (4,568 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
approximation, Gaussian approximation, or Silverman's rule of thumb. While this rule of thumb is easy to compute, it should be used with caution as it
Sample size determination (3,874 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Sample size determination or estimation is the act of choosing the number of observations or replicates to include in a statistical sample. The sample
Scrubs season 3 (920 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
when it doesn't pan out, is subject to Dr. Cox's revenge. 56 10 "My Rule of Thumb" Craig Zisk Janae Bakken January 22, 2004 (2004-01-22) 310 11.41 Elliot
Gamaliel's principle (1,319 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
Gamaliel's principle, also called Gamaliel's rule, Gamaliel's rule-of-thumb, Gamaliel's counsel, Gamaliel's law, or the Gamaliel attitude, is a principle
Golden triangle (composition) (185 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
The golden triangle rule is a rule of thumb in visual composition for photographs or paintings, especially those which have elements that follow diagonal
Namibian wine (417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
than the traditional (but now challenged) "30 to 50 degrees latitude" rule of thumb of areas suitable for wine production. The history of Namibian wine
Amihan (321 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Mindanao is relatively less than in the northern part of the country. As a rule of thumb, the Philippines' amihan weather pattern begins sometime in November
Mineralization (soil science) (461 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
to that of the carbon in the organic matter.[citation needed] As a rule of thumb, if the concentration of a specific element exceeds the needs of the
Beamer (occupation) (358 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
would be sized and combined to create the smaller weavers beams. As a rule of thumb, a tapers beam had thread long enough to make 20 weavers beams. Colloquially
List of social science journals (712 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
most influential, currently publishing journals in each field. As a rule of thumb, each field should be represented by at most ten positions, chosen by
Bridge maxims (1,160 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
A bridge maxim is a rule of thumb in contract bridge acting as a memory aid to best practice gained from experience rather than theory. If you have a
Ceramic capacitor (10,785 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
aging of class 2 capacitors mainly depends on the materials used. A rule of thumb is, the higher the temperature dependence of the ceramic, the higher
List of scientific journals (1,310 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
most influential, currently publishing journals in each field. As a rule of thumb, each field should be represented by fewer than ten positions, chosen
Lane meter (127 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that a lane meter is equivalent to 2 square metres (21.528 sq ft). The rule of thumb is that a car on a car ferry will need 6 lane meters, and a European
Benefit–cost ratio (457 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
project. The higher the BCR the better the investment. The general rule of thumb is that if the benefit is higher than the cost the project is a good
Cluster (physics) (443 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
physics, the term clusters denotes small, polyatomic particles. As a rule of thumb, any particle made of between 3×100 and 3×107 atoms is considered a
Large-print (989 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Different sizes are made to suit different visual needs, with a common rule of thumb to be at least twice the minimum acuity size. The American National
Housing stress (216 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
describe inadequate housing for a proportion of the population. As a rule of thumb, a household spending 30 per cent or more of its income can be considered
Capillary number (552 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
instead of Ca{\displaystyle \mathrm {Ca} }. For low capillary numbers (a rule of thumb says less than 10−5), flow in porous media is dominated by capillary
Welding helmet (1,118 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1910.133 (Eye and face protection), section (a)(5), and says: "As a rule of thumb, start with a shade that is too dark to see the weld zone. Then go to
Waffle slab (861 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
diagrams: Slab depth is typically 75 mm (3 in) to 130 mm (5 in) thick. As a rule of thumb, the depth should be 1⁄24 of the span. The width of the ribs is typically
Law of total tricks (1,247 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
regularly. Written by Jean-René Vernes for French players in the 1950s as a rule of thumb, it was first described in English in 1966 International Bridge Academy
Confluency (267 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
In cell culture biology, confluence refers to the percentage of the surface of a culture dish that is covered by adherent cells. For example, 50 percent
Radius of action (417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fly with drop tanks, no load or ordnance and without refueling. The rule of thumb is that the radius of action is one-third the distance an aircraft can
Functional group (1,192 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
caused by specific interactions of functional groups. In the common rule of thumb "like dissolves like", it is the shared or mutually well-interacting
Lot (weight) (726 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
unit of measure in cooking and baking recipes. An imprecise but clear rule of thumb is that a lot corresponds to a "spoonful". In Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Stab (music) (287 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
a staccato dot, sometimes with the verbal marking "stab". There's a rule of thumb in funk music that says short sounds are better than long: thus the
Bancroft rule (417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
oil-soluble surfactants give water-in-oil emulsions. It is a general rule of thumb, still used, but regarded as inferior to HLD theory (Hydrophilic Lipophilic
Moravec's paradox (1,396 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
machine learning researcher Andrew Ng presented a "highly imperfect rule of thumb", that "almost anything a typical human can do with less than one second
68–95–99.7 rule (1,613 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
consideration. In the empirical sciences, the so-called three-sigma rule of thumb (or 3σ rule) expresses a conventional heuristic that nearly all values
Ruki sound law (1,400 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
or is the genitive singular form ('of the hand') of рука (compare rule of thumb). The rule was originally formulated for Sanskrit. It was later proposed
Peonidin (550 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
bananas. The higher level of peonidin in fresh fruit corresponds to the rule of thumb that more natural fruit is healthier. Specifically, the amount of phenolic
Mad Norwegian Press (1,405 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
as Doctor Who, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and The X-Files. As a rule of thumb, such guides examine the continuity that governs each show --- taking
Coastal artillery (3,177 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
can still be used to deny the use of sea lanes. It was long held as a rule of thumb that one shore-based gun equaled three naval guns of the same caliber
David Curwen (568 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
workshop at All Cannings, Wiltshire. He published his autobiography titled Rule of Thumb in 2006, and a review of his work was published as The Miniature Locomotives
Time on (424 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
playing time, and time on was called only for scores and injuries; the rule of thumb was that there would be roughly one minute of time-on for every goal
Bandwidth-delay product (992 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
acknowledged. The bandwidth-delay product was originally proposed as a rule of thumb for sizing router buffers in conjunction with congestion avoidance algorithm
Dale's principle (1,029 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
shown definitively to be false, and another that remains a valuable rule of thumb. The term "Dale's principle" was first used by Sir John Eccles in 1954
Graham number (357 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
15 could justify a correspondingly higher multiplier of assets. As a rule of thumb we suggest that the product of the multiplier times the ratio of price
List of humanities journals (424 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
most influential, currently publishing journals in each field. As a rule of thumb, each field should be represented by about 5 examples, chosen for their
Deputy Secretary of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection (111 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
several people serving as deputy secretary at any given time. As a rule of thumb, the deputy secretaries of the CCDI are ranked at the same level as
Source (journalism) (2,316 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
check it out," popularized by the City News Bureau of Chicago. As a rule of thumb, but especially when reporting on controversy, reporters are expected
Polysaccharide (3,822 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
formula simplifies to (C6H10O5)n, where typically 40 ≤ n ≤ 3000. As a rule of thumb, polysaccharides contain more than ten monosaccharide units, whereas
Impatiens (3,149 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
include impatiens, jewelweed, touch-me-not, snapweed and patience. As a rule-of-thumb, "jewelweed" is used exclusively for Nearctic species, and balsam is
Forage (honey bee) (428 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
bees lost in the normal course of life cycle and colony activity. As a rule of thumb the foraging area around a beehive extends for two miles (3.2 km), although
List of Spanish words of Nahuatl origin (401 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
time—evolved in Spanish into a "-te" ending (e.g. axolotl = ajolote). As a rule of thumb, a Spanish word for an animal, plant, food or home appliance widely
Saturation current (431 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
dominant term in the temperature coefficient for a diode. A common rule of thumb is that it doubles for every 10 °C rise in temperature. Reverse leakage
Relaxometry (401 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
microscopic environment and the strength of the applied magnetic field. As a rule of thumb, strong magnetic fields lead to increased sensitivity on fast dynamics
Dextrose equivalent (360 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of the average degree of polymerisation (DP) for starch sugars. As a rule of thumb, DE × DP = 120. In all glucose polymers, from the native starch to glucose
Pivotal altitude (183 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
aircraft will remain stationary on an object on the ground. A good rule of thumb for estimating the pivotal altitude is to square the groundspeed, then
Hydreliox (750 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
nitrogen under high pressure. To avoid the risk of explosion, as a rule of thumb hydrogen is only considered for use in breathing mixtures if the proportion
Beyer Speed Figure (1,572 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
scale that yields a number, but with a different value. The popular rule of thumb for a rough equivalent of the Timeform score is to deduct 12-14 points
Beam-powered propulsion (3,118 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
lends itself to ablative thrusters and pulse detonation engines. The rule of thumb that is usually quoted is that it takes a megawatt of power beamed to
Atlantic silverside (454 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
varies for populations of fish based on their geographical location. A rule of thumb for the species includes an average temperature of 70 °F (21 °C), a
Harmonic mean p-value (2,381 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
H_{A}} versus H0.{\displaystyle H_{0}.} Extrapolating, he proposed a rule of thumb in which the HMP is taken to be inversely proportional to the model-averaged
Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp. (1,749 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
shifted precedent and rejected the previously widely used "25 percent rule of thumb" in calculating patent damage awards. In March 2012, Uniloc and Microsoft
Cork GAA (4,256 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
championship multiple times. Naturally, there are exceptions to this rule of thumb, with hurling pockets in football areas and vice versa. One example
Envy ratio (356 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
team—the higher the ratio is, the better is the deal for management. As a rule of thumb, management should be expected to invest anywhere from six months to
Beam parameter product (882 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and D4σ waist width; in other words, the fluence scales as 1/M4. The rule of thumb is that M2 increases as the laser power increases. It is difficult to
Capital market line (412 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the CML is the Sharpe ratio of the market portfolio. A stock picking rule of thumb is to buy assets whose Sharpe ratio will be above the CML and sell those
Unbiased estimation of standard deviation (2,813 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
calculation of the function c4(n) appears too difficult, there is a simple rule of thumb to take the estimator σ^=1n−1.5∑i=1n(xi−x¯)2{\displaystyle {\hat {\sigma
Greenhouse–Geisser correction (242 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
less conservative is the Huynh–Feldt correction (1976). As a general rule of thumb, the Greenhouse–Geisser correction is the preferred correction method
Comparison of Islamic and Jewish dietary laws (2,365 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Jewish code of laws found in the Torah, Talmud and Shulchan Aruch. As a rule of thumb, most kosher foods not containing alcohol are also halal. However, there
Darwinian Happiness (371 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
maladaptive behavior. As to the second principle, it may be added that, as a rule of thumb, we ought to adapt our way of living to how we are designed by evolution
Orme's law (443 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Orme's law is a rule of thumb to assist modelers when they design an electric power system for their radio-controlled model. Orme's law simply recommends
Concertina model (626 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
tariff reform, second best strategy. The concertina method is a general rule of thumb, which consists in eliminating the highest tariffs first, and so on
Activating function (785 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
depolarization caused by the electrical field acting upon the nerve fiber. As a rule of thumb, the activating function is proportional to the second-order spatial
Displacement (427 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
path rather than planing on the water's surface Displacement speed, a rule of thumb for non planing watercraft to estimate their theoretical maximum speed
Practice Makes Paper (364 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
Rule of Thumb in October and Practice Makes Paper in December. Practice Makes Paper was eventually delayed until July 26. The third installment, Rule
Hydrophile (813 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
dissolve. This type of mixture is called a colloid. An approximate rule of thumb for hydrophilicity of organic compounds is that solubility of a molecule
Pendulum (mechanics) (7,293 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
A pendulum is a body suspended from a fixed support so that it swings freely back and forth under the influence of gravity. When a pendulum is displaced
Rule of four (621 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
proof that the question has such importance. This is a fair enough rule of thumb on the assumption that four Justices find such importance on an individualized
DBSCAN (3,477 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and minPts is then the desired minimum cluster size. MinPts: As a rule of thumb, a minimum minPts can be derived from the number of dimensions D in
Switching time (224 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
statement has been given by James A. Crawford: 50 reference cycles as a rule of thumb. IIIT-H is making a processor having clock speed higher than i7 processors
IndieWire (796 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
February 17, 2012. Retrieved May 21, 2010. Ebert, Roger (June 1999). "Rule of Thumb: Best Indie Crossroads". Yahoo Internet Life - Summer Movies Guide.
Brooke Amendment (326 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
measure housing affordability, which became known as the "30 percent rule of thumb" in 1981 when the 25 percent cap was raised to 30 percent of tenant
Security market line (595 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
market portfolio since βM=1{\displaystyle \beta _{M}=1}. A stock picking rule of thumb for assets with positive beta is to buy if the Treynor ratio will be
Pick up stitches (knitting) (453 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
rows will lead to the new fabric ruffling rather than lying flat. As a rule of thumb, picking up three stitches for every four rows will avert this problem
Multivariate kernel density estimation (4,225 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
}}_{\operatorname {SCV} }} converges in probability to HAMISE. Silverman's rule of thumb suggests using H i i = ( 4 d + 2 ) 1 d + 4 n − 1 d + 4 σ i {\displaystyle
Bordeaux wine regions (4,236 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Cabernet Franc, Malbec and Petit Verdot. While wine making styles vary, a rule of thumb is that the Left Bank is predominantly Cabernet Sauvignon based with
Geometric phase (3,857 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in a variety of other wave systems, such as classical optics. As a rule of thumb, it can occur whenever there are at least two parameters characterizing
Viterbi decoder (1,811 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
accumulated cost, and begin traceback from this node. The commonly used rule of thumb of a truncation depth of five times the memory (constraint length K-1)
Turbine (2,946 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
any fluid flow condition. Some of the calculations are empirical or 'rule of thumb' formulae, and others are based on classical mechanics. As with most
Uplifting trance (461 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
usually consisting of synth choir/voice/string chord progressions). As a rule of thumb, trance beats in the range of 135–140 BPM. Uplifting trance very commonly
Ambiguity effect (517 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
same. One possible explanation of the effect is that people have a rule of thumb (heuristic) to avoid options where information is missing. This will
Ambiguity effect (517 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
same. One possible explanation of the effect is that people have a rule of thumb (heuristic) to avoid options where information is missing. This will
Inner ear decompression sickness (3,055 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
particularly effective at predicting it, or avoiding it. There are a few rule of thumb methods which have been reasonably effective for avoidance, but they
HOMO and LUMO (357 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
metal complexes, as well as the colors they produce in solution. As a rule of thumb, the larger a compound's HOMO–LUMO gap, the more stable the compound
Spine (zoology) (968 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
species of fish and invertebrates carry venom within their spines, a rule of thumb is to treat every injury as if it were a snake bite. Venom can cause
Serviceability (computer) (762 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
diagnostic data sufficient to debug a new and unique problem. As a rough rule of thumb for these taxonomies, there are multiple ‘orders of magnitude’ of diagnostic
Pendant light (258 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to install pendant lights is over kitchen countertops. As a general rule of thumb, a pendant light should be positioned 75–80 cm apart and 75–80 cm above
Harbour launch (412 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
differences between pre- and postwar vessels is the prow angle, the rule of thumb being earlier steam vessels had straight prows, and the newer diesel
Degree Lintner (515 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
usually done by the manufacturer rather than by the end user; as a rule of thumb, the total grain bill of a mash should have a diastatic power of at
Shifting bottleneck heuristic (1,232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
resources that act as a 'bottleneck' in the processing. This heuristic, or 'rule of thumb' procedure minimises the effect of the bottleneck. The Shifting Bottleneck
Undercut (turning) (249 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
cutting tool, and also referred to as thread relief in this context. A rule of thumb is that the undercut should be at least 1.5 threads long and the diameter
Voice leading (2,293 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
was commonly discussed among 17th- and 18th-century musicians as a rule of thumb. For example, Rameau taught "one cannot pass from one note to another
Dynamic response index (510 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
corresponds to a maximum spinal compression of about 62 mm. A simple rule of thumb for short duration shocks (much less than about a quarter of a cycle
Cotton paper (653 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
documents, such as the archival copies of dissertations or theses. As a rule of thumb, for each percentage point of cotton fiber, a user may expect one year
PEG ratio (1,343 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
stock information. Despite its wide use, the PEG ratio is only a rough rule of thumb. Criticisms of the PEG ratio include that it is an oversimplified ratio
Racial stereotyping in advertising (2,969 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
viewers negatively through offensive language or concepts. A common rule of thumb for people working in advertising is to "be aware of the potential to
Berth (moorings) (1,012 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
boat in a marina to over 400 m (1,300 ft) for the largest tankers. The rule of thumb is that the length of a berth should be roughly 10% longer than the
Air cooling (404 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
cooling capacity has to be derated compared to that of sea level. A rule-of-thumb formula to note: 1 – (h/17500) = derating factor. Where h is the height
Public toilets in Bratislava (815 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
traditional public toilets are staffed with a washroom attendant. As a rule of thumb, public toilets in Bratislava require payment for use.[citation needed]
Prawn (1,508 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Campylonotoidea as prawns". New Zealand broadly follows British usage. A rule of thumb given by some New Zealand authors states: "In common usage, shrimp are
Pareto principle (2,770 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
causes determine 80% of problems, this ratio is merely a convenient rule of thumb and is not, nor should it be considered, an immutable law of nature
List of State Ladies of Imperial Russia (312 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Before that women simply carried portraits of the empress. As a general rule of thumb, most of the ladies of state were also cavalry ladies, women awarded
Effort (111 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Work (disambiguation) Second Effort, a 1968 film Effort heuristic, a rule of thumb to measure quality by effort Effort values, part of the gameplay of
Integrated access device (600 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
channels, etc..) of voice service that are needed at the site. A good rule of thumb (and to make for easy math) for a home phone quality (G.711) VoIP codec
Work breakdown structure (3,125 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
single deliverable should be more than 80 hours of effort. The second rule of thumb is that no activity or group of activities at the lowest level of detail
Tarneeb (849 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
always allowed. Second lowest/third highest: for any trick, a good rule of thumb is for the second player to use the lowest card, and the third player
Ooievaarsnest (360 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
housing intended for middle class and higher income families. As a rule of thumb property sizes and pricing increase from north to south in the neighborhood
Total player rating (416 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
10 runs was determined empirically and varied by era, but 10 was the rule of thumb for back-of-the-envelope computations, e.g. for fans comparing players
Internal consistency (844 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
within-subject variability than between-subject variability. A commonly accepted rule of thumb for describing internal consistency is as follows: Very high reliabilities
Relaxation length (408 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the ratio of lateral force over lateral displacement. Pacejka gives a rule of thumb that "at nominal vertical load the relaxation length is of the order
Gambit (1,332 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
player is more likely to try to hold on to their extra material. A rule of thumb often found in various primers on chess suggests that a player should
DeGroot learning (1,640 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
DeGroot learning refers to a rule-of-thumb type of social learning process. The idea was stated in its general form by the American statistician Morris
The Design of Business (827 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
exploration of the problem, this transitions to the rule of thumb (heuristic) stage, where a rule of thumb is generated to narrow work to a manageable size
Spelling in Gwoyeu Romatzyh (2,605 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
A colour-coded rule of thumb is given below for each tone: the same colours are used below in a list of provinces. Each rule of thumb is then amplified
Housebreaking (795 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
well as older dogs, and they should be taken out frequently. A general rule of thumb is that puppies can hold their bladder one hour for every month of age
Hand truck (782 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
tires may be used where punctures could deflate pneumatic tires. A rule of thumb is that the toe or nose of the truck should be at least one-third of
The American Newspaper (325 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
newspaper which has absorbed and made systematic many things that went by rule of thumb in cruder stages of society, has generally taken over this legislative
Oceanic physical-biological process (1,086 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
independently of water currents, such as shrimps, forage fish and sharks. As a rule of thumb, plankton are small and, if they swim at all, do so at biologically
Ski skins (465 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
snow conditions, skiers will tend to prefer one or the other. As a rule of thumb, if snow in the region is softer and more powdery, mohair is preferred
Lak wettability index (875 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
permeability at interstitial water saturation). According to Craig's first rule of thumb, in water-wet rocks the relative permeability to water at residual oil
Melena (874 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
than 14 hours the patient will exhibit melena.: 322  One often-stated rule of thumb is that melena only occurs if the source of bleeding is above the ligament
Golden Triangle (698 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
action-adventure television series MacGyver Golden triangle (composition), a rule of thumb for composition in photographs or paintings Golden triangle (mathematics)
Space travel under constant acceleration (1,765 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
slow down again to zero over a year at the end of the journey. As a rule of thumb, for a constant acceleration at 1 g (Earth gravity), the journey time
Column (typography) (727 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
predominantly text generally have around 40 lines per column. However, this rule of thumb does not apply to more complex text that contain multiple images or
Joist (1,125 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
calculating the depth required and reducing the depth as needed; however, a rule of thumb for calculating the depth of a wooden floor joist for a residential
Melena (874 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
than 14 hours the patient will exhibit melena.: 322  One often-stated rule of thumb is that melena only occurs if the source of bleeding is above the ligament
Post-mortem interval (1,015 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
cooling of the body, and so its rate of decomposition. A very approximate rule of thumb for estimating the postmortem interval is as follows: Warm and flaccid:
Impedance control (1,652 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to the environment as anything other than a physical system." This rule of thumb can also be stated as: "in the most common case in which the environment
Roller chain (3,394 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(whether manual or automatic) or the exact length of a drive chain (one rule of thumb is to replace a roller chain which has elongated 3% on an adjustable
Human right to water and sanitation (7,520 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sacrifice access to other essential goods and services. Generally, a rule of thumb for the affordability of water is that it should not surpass 3–5% of
Software architectural model (736 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
answer with others to (a) see if they agree, and (b) guide their work. Rule of thumb: know what it is you want to say, and whose work you intend to influence
Ocean turbidity (1,000 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
limit to the depths contributing to a satellite signal. A reasonable rule of thumb is that 90 percent of the signal coming from the water that is seen
Timeform (906 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
used in the United States is similar to a Timeform rating. The popular rule of thumb for comparing these two numbers is to add 12–14 points to the Beyer
Still Warm (277 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
"Techno" 7:29 2. "Still Warm" 6:00 3. "High and Mighty" 5:14 4. "Protocol" 3:20 5. "Rule of Thumb" 7:22 6. "Picks and Pans" 5:23 7. "Gil B643" 6:41
Prey switching (1,321 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
mayfly nymphs or tubifex worms. From this Bergelson came up with the rule of thumb that consumers should "continue to pursue only those prey types you
Unreleased (1998–2010) (453 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article
"Lou Doimand"   4:09 7. "I Don't Want to Be Your Problem"   3:44 8. "Rule of Thumb"   3:49 9. "Happy"   3:09 10. "Wrecking Ball"   3:55 Total length: 37:14
Spätzle (1,301 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of few ingredients, principally eggs, flour, and salt. The Swabian rule of thumb is to use a number of eggs equal to the number of servings, plus one
Sampan panjang (1,055 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
these craft should have arrived so near perfection in designing by "rule-of-thumb" methods. — Mitman, Catalogue of the watercraft collection in the U
Red-eye effect (1,286 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
subject's pupils are more constricted. If direct flash must be used, a good rule of thumb is to separate the flash from the lens by 1/20 of the distance of the
Venture debt (1,339 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Capital European Investment Bank Southeast Asia Innoven Capital As a rule of thumb, the size of venture debt investment in a company is roughly 1/3 to
Apiary (1,528 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
three-mile (5 km) foraging radius covers 28 square miles (73 km2). A good rule of thumb is to have no more than 25–35 hives in a permanent apiary, although
Rifleman's rule (2,840 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Rifleman's rule is a "rule of thumb" that allows a rifleman to accurately fire a rifle that has been calibrated for horizontal targets at uphill or downhill
Overcall (1,119 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
an opponent's preempt) requires at least opening-bid strength. The rule of thumb is that the weaker a hand is in high card points, the better the bid
Maximum residue limit (664 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
limit of quantification (LOQ) is often used instead of the LOD. As a rule of thumb the LOQ is approximately two times the LOD. For substances that are
Nupedia (1,361 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Archived from the original on 31 March 2001. Retrieved 3 June 2010. The rule of thumb an editor should bear in mind is: would an article on this topic be
Wardrobe supervisor (603 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
supervisors are very qualified seamstresses in their own right. The rule of thumb is that only in the case of very significant damage is a costume sent
Academic grading in Finland (576 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
below). Universities typically use grading scale from 0 to 5: As a rule of thumb, passing an examination requires obtaining 50% of the maximum points
Rook and pawn versus rook endgame (7,276 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
versus rook position (see Pawnless chess endgame § Queen versus rook). A rule of thumb (with exceptions) is: if the king on the side without the pawn can reach
All-rounder (2,133 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the best, followed by Jacques Kallis. One commonly used statistical rule of thumb is that a player's batting average (the higher the better) should be
Jim Mullen (545 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
(2001) ...but beautiful (Bobtale, 2001) jimjam with Hamish Stuart (2002) Rule of Thumb with Laurence Cottle (2003) Live in Glasgow with Gary Husband, Mick
Ichinomiya (599 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
ranks under the Modern system of ranked Shinto shrines. While as a rule-of-thumb, there can be only one "first shrine" in each province, several provinces
NHP (110 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Department of Public Safety Nominal horsepower, an early 19th-century rule of thumb used to estimate the power of steam engines Non-human primate, primate
E-40 (3,440 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
studio album Practice Makes Paper on July 26, 2019. The third album, Rule of Thumb, was released on November 17, 2023. In 2019, he made a guest appearance
Supreme Court of Singapore (8,570 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Non-bailable offences are generally tried in the High Court. As a rule of thumb, the High Court in Singapore has inherent jurisdiction to try all matters
Gary Lewis (actor) (4,941 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article
and David Elliot. The second was filmmaker Gregor Johnstone's comedy Rule of Thumb, which saw Lewis as the school janitor during a disastrous standoff
Shifted force method (925 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
techniques (such as Ewald) that are known to perform well. As a rough rule of thumb, results obtained with the SF method tend to be sufficiently accurate
Adelskalender (skating) (886 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
pressure at higher altitude greatly benefits the skater's speed -the rule of thumb is 0.1 points at each distance for every 100 m of increased altitude-
SLAMRAAM (711 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ground-launched-missile system is its maximum altitude reach, which by rule of thumb is one third of its maximum horizontal range.[citation needed] On January
Negative Burn (798 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
suffers from the consistent month-to-month drop in sales that is the rule of thumb in the marketplace. As long as we can break even with Negative Burn
German Cross (1,366 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of bravery in combat, or of military leadership, with 6–8 acts as a rule of thumb. The silver version was awarded for multiple distinguished services
Rick Rock (935 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
by Busta Rhymes 2021: Blue Castle by Battle Locco 2022: Snoop Cube 40 $hort by Mount Westmore 2023: Rule of Thumb: Rule 1 by E-40 Rick Rock at Discogs
Meixian dialect (712 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
characters, so the voiced/voiceless distinction should be taken only as a rule of thumb. Hakka tone contours differs more as one moves away from Moiyen. For
Aneurysm of sinus of Valsalva (1,036 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
based upon the diameter of the aortic root (with 5 centimeters being a rule of thumb - a normal size is 2-3 centimeters) and the rate of increase in its
Meixian dialect (712 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
characters, so the voiced/voiceless distinction should be taken only as a rule of thumb. Hakka tone contours differs more as one moves away from Moiyen. For
Reusable spacecraft (716 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
inside the atmosphere where the vehicle descends to Earth. As a rough rule of thumb, 15% of the landed weight of an atmospheric reentry vehicle needs to
Landfarming (376 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
cultivate and enhance microbial degradation of hazardous compounds. As a rule of thumb, the higher the molecular weight (i.e., the more rings within a polycyclic
Youth 2000 (687 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
vary, summer retreats tend to be longer than autumn retreats. As a rule of thumb, retreats involve workshops, live music, adoration and mass. In the
National Incident Management System (1,383 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
supervisors to efficiently lead their subordinates on an incident. The rule of thumb for span of control is one supervisor to five-seven subordinates. Incident
Two-stroke oil (682 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
well as the more standard auto lube (motorcycle) two-stroke oil. As a rule of thumb, it will be stated somewhere on the printed label of most containers
Via fence (1,417 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
If too large, waves will be able to pass through the gaps. A common rule of thumb is to make the spacing less than λ/20 at the maximum operating frequency
Tempera (2,087 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
has a lower oil content than the tempera binder used (the traditional rule of thumb is "fat over lean", and never the other way around). The ground traditionally
Vehicle registration plates of Iran (2,265 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
letters have been assigned more liberally and without following this rule of thumb anymore Iran's license plate format is entirely in Persian alphabet
Automatic weather station (1,042 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
parallel with a regulator and one or more rechargeable batteries. As a rule of thumb, solar output is at its optimum for only 5 hours each day. As such,
Vehicle weight (1,985 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Road damage rises steeply with axle weight, and is estimated "as a rule of thumb... for reasonably strong pavement surfaces" to be proportional to the
Vickers hardness test (1,656 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
samples indentation depth can be an issue due to substrate effects. As a rule of thumb the sample thickness should be kept greater than 2.5 times the indent
T-model (1,634 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
recognize immediately that P–E cannot be related to growth by a simple rule of thumb such as the so-called "PEG ratio" P/Eg{\displaystyle {\frac {{\mathit
Textilfabrik Cromford (810 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
mechanising of the labour-intensive Spinning process offered. As a rule of thumb each weaver needed all the yarn that 10 hand-spinners could produce
Shavers Fork Mountain Complex (570 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rime ice accumulations are common above 4,000 feet (1,200 m). As a rule of thumb, "if you don't like the weather, wait 10 minutes and it will change
Cowboy bowline (532 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that the standard bowline would be the summer bowline.) There is a rule of thumb which states that the loose end should be as long as 12 times the circumference
South Atlantic English (1,530 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
is pronounced in 'flora', but not in 'floor'. Despite this general rule of thumb, some speakers also pronounce the /r/ if it is followed by a vowel in
Ian MacKaye (4,097 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
further probed for a summation of his political views, he explained: My rule of thumb in terms of voting for presidential elections always boils down to one
Dew point (2,855 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
100-5(T-T_{\mathrm {d} });\end{aligned}}} This can be expressed as a simple rule of thumb: For every 1 °C difference in the dew point and dry bulb temperatures
Calico cat (2,041 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
undercoat and the calico has a white undercoat. One anomaly is that, as a rule of thumb the larger the areas of white, the fewer and larger the patches of ginger
Hazards of outdoor recreation (2,218 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
for backpacking should be bought from a recreational store, and as a rule of thumb, a person who is not overweight can comfortably carry up to one third
Francis turbine (1,788 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
Xie, in Comprehensive Renewable Energy, 2012 Layton, Edwin T. From Rule of Thumb to Scientific Engineering: James B. Francis and the Invention of the
Razor (disambiguation) (402 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
hair. Razor may also refer to: Philosophical razor, a principle or rule-of-thumb used to remove unlikely explanations for a phenomenon. Razor (mountain)
Curry (surname) (1,811 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Ulster, many of the name Curry are of Scottish ancestry. There is a rule of thumb that says Currie is Scottish while Curry is Irish in origin, but the
Skookum (885 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
inside of cradle boards to large, human size store display dolls. The rule of thumb is the larger the doll, the more valuable/rare they are. The most common
Times interest earned (234 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
Concept Of Interest Coverage Ratio And Other Coverage Ratios Chapter 10 Analysis of Financial Statements Interest Coverage Ratio Rule of Thumb v t e
Andesite (2,761 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
andesite can be challenging to distinguish from basalt, but a common rule of thumb, used away from the laboratory, is that andesite has a color index less
Trojan (celestial body) (1,446 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
much less stable than if the second planet had the mass of Pluto. As a rule of thumb, the system is likely to be long-lived if m1 > 100m2 > 10,000m3 (in
Surprise (emotion) (1,759 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
rules of reality generating events of daily life separate from the rule-of-thumb expectations, surprise is the outcome. Surprise represents the difference
Catsuits and bodysuits in popular media (4,723 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Handbook describes the catsuit as one of the three options of the first rule of thumb described in the book: "Dress to accentuate your best physical assets"
Screenplay (2,646 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
onto the screen at the rate of approximately one page per minute. This rule of thumb is widely contested — a page of dialogue usually occupies less screen
List of mills in Lancashire (1,103 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
water, so the mills were built along rivers and canals. As a broad rule of thumb, spinning mills were built in the south-east of the county, and weaving
Law of definite proportions (946 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
From this hypothesis was derived the whole number rule, which was the rule of thumb that atomic masses were whole number multiples of the mass of hydrogen
Strapless dress (1,348 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
reflect those of the majority of their associated religion, although a rule of thumb is that strapless garments are only acceptable in religious contexts
Paperboard (2,162 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
properties increase with increasing sheet density, stiffness does not. A rule of thumb is that stiffness is proportional to the 1.6 power of sheet caliper
Stott and Sons (1,442 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Abraham H. Stott and 200 to George Preston, a civil engineer. As a rule of thumb, a 58,000 spindle mill would cost about £64,000 to build or about £1
Tobacco barn (1,001 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Farmers would commonly refer to barn size in terms of bents and the rule of thumb was one bent will hang half an acre of tobacco. In some areas, bents
Bank fishing (866 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
noise made with the bank which could also spook the fish. Finally, a rule of thumb is to use no longer than a 6-foot pole when fishing near trees or brush
Terry Cooney (512 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Eisenberg, John (11 October 1990). "Clemens' exit comes up short on rule of thumb". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 10 October 2015. Biography portal Baseball
Huckleberry Fox (118 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
Cutty Black Sow (1988) series 4, episode 14. Rendleman, Todd (2012). Rule of Thumb: Ebert at the Movies. A&C Black. p. 145. ISBN 9781441192219. Sherman
Distributed-element model (1,069 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
physical dimensions of the components. An often-quoted engineering rule of thumb (not to be taken too literally because there are many exceptions) is
Liebig's law of the minimum (1,631 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
carbon tax. While the theory of the law of substitutability is a useful rule of thumb, some resources may be so fundamental that there exist no substitutes
Talc carbonate (618 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
ultramafic protolith. Lower-magnesian ultramafic rocks (12-18% MgO as a rule of thumb) tend to favor talc-chlorite assemblages Medium-MgO rocks (15-25% MgO)
Tyāga (1,513 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
essence of renunciation, the true Tyāga, the true sannyāsa is not any rule of thumb of inaction but a disinterested soul, a selfless mind, the transition
Reactor pattern (1,481 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
allows mixing synchronous & asynchronous event handling That said, a rule-of-thumb in software design is that if application demands can potentially increase
MotorStorm (1,534 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and this can be a problem when racing against faster vehicles. As a rule of thumb, the larger a vehicle is, the greater the ability that it will have
Tidal circularization (863 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
(periapsis) farther out making the orbit more circular. This follows from the rule of thumb "if thrust is applied briefly to speed up an orbit (i.e. applied along
Pressure altitude (678 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
finding the pressure altitude (in feet) using one of the following rule of thumb formulae. Internationally, pressure altitude is approximated as: Pressure
Tzoah Rotachat (1,278 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
unconnected sequence of action and punishment. Rabbi Lowe explains, as a rule of thumb, that the logic of Chazal is of an unrelated plane to that of common
John Lever (756 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007. - "Rule of thumb is that these tamper tantrums will pass". The Guardian. London. 27 August
Maes–Garreau law (387 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Rule of thumb about prediction dates
Avogadro constant (2,190 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
it was known only to a limited number of decimal digits. The common rule of thumb that "one gram of matter contains N0 nucleons" was exact for carbon-12
Dewatering (1,313 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
dewatering situations "are so common that they can be designed almost by rule of thumb". Deep wells are also used for aquifer testing and for groundwater drainage
Durbin–Watson statistic (1,780 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
than 2, there is evidence of positive serial correlation. As a rough rule of thumb, if Durbin–Watson is less than 1.0, there may be cause for alarm. Small
Yam Kim-fai (11,688 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of passing of Yam, Loong disclosed the first time on camera, Yam's rule of thumb, "Be Natural" (Chinese: 自然就是美). "2015 Talk on the Rendition of Yam Kim
Torrey Pines State Beach (424 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the boundary between the surfing side and body boarding side. A good rule of thumb is to occasionally check where the flag is as it moves from time to
Mode (statistics) (1,982 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
368\\{\text{median}}&=e^{\mu }&=e^{0}&=1\end{array}}} Here, Pearson's rule of thumb fails. Van Zwet derived an inequality which provides sufficient conditions
Piste (891 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
slopes (black diamond) are 40% and up. However, this is just a general "rule of thumb". Although slope gradient is the primary consideration in assigning
Snocross (1,270 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
wear a helmet with a minimum of 50% International (Blaze) Orange. (Rule of thumb, a credit card placed anywhere on the helmet must contact orange), racing
Mike Starr (actor) (193 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article
Arcadia Big Tough Guy God 4 Episodes 2004 Scrubs Mr. Iverson Episode: "My Rule of Thumb" 2005 Listen Up Bully Episode: "Tony the Tiger" NCIS Monroe Cooper Episode:
Prime brokerage (1,760 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
based on correlations. Liquidity penalties may be established using a rule-of-thumb for days-to-liquidate that 10% of the daily trading volume can be liquidated
Chichibabin reaction (1,039 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
capacity and the dielectric constant of the solvent. Temperature - The rule of thumb in aprotic solvents (where σ-adduct formation is the rate determining
Vanna–Volga pricing (2,337 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
{\displaystyle B=S_{0}} . Since the Vanna-Volga method is a simple rule-of-thumb and not a rigorous model, there is no guarantee that this will be a
Carpenter bee (3,567 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Non-professionals commonly confuse carpenter bees with bumblebees; the simplest rule of thumb for telling them apart is that most carpenter bees have a shiny abdomen
Giant planet (2,420 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
planets and the lowest-mass stars. The 13-Jupiter-mass (MJ) cutoff is a rule of thumb rather than something of precise physical significance. Larger objects
Tucumán Province (2,269 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Furthermore, it is highly monsoonal, and depends also on elevation. As a rule of thumb, the far east is drier and hotter, whereas the Piedmont has many storms
Artistic canons of body proportions (2,619 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
object itself—will achieve his purpose." The canon then, is of use as a rule of thumb, relieving him of some part of the technical difficulties, leaving him
Bicycle and motorcycle geometry (2,457 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of a motorcycle, since rake is measured in the opposite direction. A rule of thumb is a 10 mm change in fork length gives a half-degree change in the steering
PDB (Palm OS) (436 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
wasn't around then. The palmdump utility and other software uses this rule-of-thumb when reading files. PRC format N. Rhodes, J. McKeehan. Palm OS Programming
Mother tongue mirroring (601 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Idiomatic translation Literal translation Handschuh glove hand shoe Zahnarzt dentist tooth doctor Faustregel rule of thumb fist rule Lehnwort loanword
Advanced Placement exams (1,551 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
translates to a 5. However, there are some exams that are exceptions to this rule of thumb. The AP Grades that are reported to students, high schools, colleges
Planar transmission line (8,269 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
than a large fraction of a wavelength (one tenth is often used as a rule of thumb), these assumptions are no longer true and transmission line theory
Safety stock (2,000 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
practice, lead time is estimated by a rule of thumb that hardly improves on estimating safety stock with a rule of thumb. Even when lead time is correctly
Jazz harmony (1,111 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
naming system is as deterministic as the composer wishes it to be. A rule of thumb is that chord alterations are included in a chart only when the alteration
Advertising elasticity of demand (467 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in demand might not be the only desired outcome of advertising. The rule of thumb combines the AED with a known price elasticity of demand (PED) for the
Integration by parts (6,868 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
method and the natural logarithm integral condition. The LIATE rule is a rule of thumb for integration by parts. It involves choosing as u the function that
September 11th Victim Compensation Fund (1,095 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
keeping the domain of compensation (p47 of Feinberg's book) under the rule of thumb that 85% of the money should not go to 15% of the 'richest' claimant
Tundra orbit (1,703 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
latitude are unable to view geocentric satellites at all, and as a rule of thumb, elevation angles of less than 10° can cause problems, depending on
Dutch nationality law (5,379 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
continually lived together with the partner inside the Netherlands. As a rule of thumb, for each passed year, more than six months per year must have been
Postage stamps and postal history of the German colonies (1,779 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1905. German colonies have been a popular philatelic area and, as a rule of thumb, vorläufer stamps as well as used stamps of high denomination tend to
The Good Sex Guide (222 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
host eventually being Toyah Willcox. "TELEVISION / The F-factor: a rule of thumb: Giles Smith takes notes on the first edition of Carlton's Good Sex
Capsizing (3,159 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
a guideline for zones of safe operation — less than 2.0 means as a rule-of-thumb suitability for offshore navigation. However its crude nature of displacement
News style (2,303 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sentence, given the material with which he or she has to work. While a rule of thumb says the lead should answer most or all of the five Ws, few leads can
Insulation system (533 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
temperature is reached, but useful operating life declines rapidly; a rule of thumb is a halving of life for every 10 °C temperature increase. Older editions
Cloud storage gateway (1,153 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Server Message Block SMB (and a very few offer iSCSI as well). As a rule of thumb, classic applications with cloud native object storage can now be used
Body proportions (2,760 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
object itself—will achieve his purpose." The canon then, is of use as a rule of thumb, relieving him of some part of the technical difficulties, leaving him
Quotient ring (2,064 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
r + R = {r + b : b ∈ R}, which equals R itself. This fits with the rule of thumb that the larger the ideal I, the smaller the quotient ring R / I. If
List of FTP server return codes (75 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
but the intent is that the user-process is encouraged to try again. A rule of thumb in determining if a reply fits into the 4xx or the 5xx (Permanent Negative)
Average variance extracted (373 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
often been used to assess discriminant validity based on the following "rule of thumb": the positive square root of the AVE for each of the latent variables
Metallic silhouette shooting (3,922 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
must be readily available, and modifications are not permitted as a rule of thumb. The maximum barrel length is 273 mm (11 in), the maximum sight radius
Preemergent herbicide (323 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
summer when crabgrass can still germinate. Depending on location, one rule of thumb is to apply when the local forsythia blooms are wilting. In the northeast
Spartan (film) (1,693 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
emerge like your face in a steamy mirror." Ross Douthat wrote "Here's my rule of thumb: Anytime a critic praises a director for pushing any movie—let alone
John Patrick McGlinn (860 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
worked hard to improve the quality of the brigade's defences, and the rule of thumb became that a trench had to be wide enough for McGlinn to walk down
The Doomsday Machine (book) (1,427 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Times as "a polemic on the evils of splitting the atom". "The usual rule of thumb for nuclear power is that about two thirds of the generation cost is
Solenoid protein domain (1,081 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
itself indicate anything about the structure of the protein. As a "rule of thumb", short repetitive sequences (e.g. those below the length of 10 amino
Vietnam War body count controversy (2,097 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
civilians as Viet Cong. "If it’s dead and Vietnamese, it's VC," was our rule of thumb in the bush. It is not surprising, therefore, that some men acquired
Minimum chi-square estimation (649 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the number 3.3 came from the data, not from the null hypothesis. A rule of thumb says that when a parameter is estimated, one reduces the number of degrees
My Screw Up (1,118 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
hospital, apparently trying to convince him to go, but he claims to have a rule of thumb against attending "parties where the guest of honor has no idea of what's
Absolute configuration (1,702 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
D-fructose is also referred to as levulose because it is levorotatory. A rule of thumb for determining the D/L isomeric form of an amino acid is the "CORN"
Preempt (2,260 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
players use the law of total tricks (often referred to as the "LAW") as a rule of thumb for preemptive and sacrificial bidding. Bids dictated by the LAW are
Flight management system (1,946 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
prediction, for simple FMS (on smaller aircraft) it can be determined by a “rule of thumb” such as a 3 degree descent path. From the TOD, the VNAV determines
Wilbert Robinson (2,530 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
1945 by the Old-Timers Committee. One reporter had described him as a "Rule-of-thumb manager, a gentle Falstaff, who could get more out of less material
PH indicator (1,670 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
colors is present. This pH range varies between indicators, but as a rule of thumb, it falls between the pKa or pKb value plus or minus one. This assumes
Money illusion (983 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
phenomenon in terms of heuristics. Nominal prices provide a convenient rule of thumb for determining value and real prices are only calculated if they seem
Chemical kinetics (3,329 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rapid reactions require relatively small activation energies. The 'rule of thumb' that the rate of chemical reactions doubles for every 10 °C temperature
Megaproject (1,745 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
genetics and biotechnology. According to Bent Flyvbjerg, "As a general rule of thumb, 'megaprojects' are measured in billions of dollars, 'major projects'
Don't Lose The Music (459 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
susceptibility is only known after hearing damage has been done. A rule of thumb is that the louder the sound, the less time you should listen to it
Marius (short story) (1,136 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Professor Valti, the Finnish inventor of psychodynamics, that Reinach's "rule of thumb" politics, which were enough to conduct the war and free Europe from
Fuel dumping (1,681 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
while dumping because the fuel head and its pressure decrease. As a rule of thumb for the Boeing 747, pilots either quote dump rates ranging within 1–2
Rear-projection television (4,209 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
in projection televisions as the image was of low resolution. As a rule of thumb in 1937, a direct view television cathode ray tube had an accelerating
Value of time (1,103 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
income and the value of time, it is common to apply relatively simple “rule-of-thumb” estimates that are measured as elasticity to income. Generally, it
SIMM (1,385 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
identical pairs or in identical groups of four to fill a memory bank. The rule of thumb is a 286, 386SX, 68000 or low-end 68020 / 68030 (e.g. Atari Falcon,
Dating (9,783 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
while 19% of male corporate executives were, and concluded that "the rule of thumb seems to be that the more successful the woman, the less likely it is
Atlanta Nights (1,345 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
fantasy writers have it easier. It's unfair, but such is life. As a rule of thumb, the quality bar for sci-fi and fantasy is a lot lower than for all
Saving (1,098 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
labeled as investment accounts by banks for marketing purposes. As a rule of thumb, if money is "invested" in cash, then it is savings. If money is used
List of disqualifications for the Jewish priesthood (1,088 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rules and regulations of defilement are quite complex, but a cursory rule of thumb is that they may not enter a room with a dead person or come within
Whole number rule (847 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Rule of thumb in chemistry
Chorizo (2,691 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
tapas, whereas the fattier versions are generally used for cooking. A rule of thumb is that long, thin chorizos are sweet, and short chorizos are spicy
Olympic triangle (1,633 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rule of thumb is 1.1 to 1.5 times the total length of the fleet, some race officers believe this is too generous according to ISAF. Another rule of thumb
Amino acid dating (1,778 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
contributed most to the accumulation of racemization dating data. As a rule of thumb, sites with a mean annual temperature of 30 °C have a maximum range
Reverse convertible securities (1,460 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
updated intra day to reflect the activity of the underlying equity. The rule of thumb is: The higher the coupon payment, the greater likelihood of receiving
Danish heraldry (1,559 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
perfectly legitimate for a burgher family to use an open helmet, as a rule of thumb noble families use open helmets while burgher families used closed ones
Spanish Canadians (1,765 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
smaller in comparison to the Hispanophone Latin American population. As a rule of thumb, second generation Spanish Canadians seem to have become indifferent
Olympic triangle (1,633 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rule of thumb is 1.1 to 1.5 times the total length of the fleet, some race officers believe this is too generous according to ISAF. Another rule of thumb
Saving (1,098 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
labeled as investment accounts by banks for marketing purposes. As a rule of thumb, if money is "invested" in cash, then it is savings. If money is used
Cog (ship) (2,717 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
although a very small number were considerably larger, over 1,000 tons. A rule of thumb for crew size was that one sailor, exclusive of any dedicated fighting
Natural (archaeology) (476 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
similar to the underlying geology. For some archaeologists, a basic rule of thumb is "the greater the contrast a context has with the natural, the younger
Sympathetic nervous system (3,539 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sympathetic nervous systems are not so straightforward, but this is a useful rule of thumb. The dysfunction of the sympathetic nervous system is linked to many
High voltage (3,490 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
volts is not a fixed minimum for producing spark breakdown, but it is a rule-of-thumb. For air at STP, the minimum sparkover voltage is around 327 volts,
Door breaching (2,863 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
tool in the hands of qualified breachers. Whereas in the past, the rule of thumb was to use "P for plenty" if unsure whether adequate explosives were
Prohibition of Kohen defilement by the dead (1,246 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
defilement are discussed at length in the Mishnah Tohorot. A cursory rule of thumb is that the kohen may not enter a room with a dead person. Rabbinic
Feed conversion ratio (2,926 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
animal is kept, and storage and use of the feed by the farmworkers. As a rule of thumb, the daily FCR is low for young animals (when relative growth is large)
Iterative refinement (784 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
forward and back substitution to solve for cm at each iteration. As a rule of thumb, iterative refinement for Gaussian elimination produces a solution correct
Cryobiology (2,861 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
whereas single cells have been the most common objects cryopreserved. A rule of thumb in hypothermic storage is that every 10 °C reduction in temperature
Grinding (video games) (2,307 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
Rotation system, with three different "Drop Tables", one for each. The rule of thumb for Endless missions is AABC, meaning that on rounds 1 and 2, the item
Broadcast programming (3,469 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
syndicated in this way generally have to have run for several seasons (the rule of thumb is usually 100 episodes) in order to have enough episodes to run without
Diversity combining (1,925 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Authority, Public Safety Capital Projects Office, 2000) pp. 56. One rule of thumb is that a walkie-talkie transmitter produces one-tenth (-10 db) to one-hundredth
King Baudouin Ice Shelf (562 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
is likely to be the largest identified Antarctic meteorite, as the rule of thumb is that the meteorite causing a crater is about 5-10% of the diameter
Internal validity (1,923 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
validity, precautions may be taken during the design of the study. As a rule of thumb, conclusions based on direct manipulation of the independent variable
Persi Diaconis (1,707 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
shuffles are enough Assaf, S.; Diaconis, P.; Soundararajan, K. (2011). "A rule of thumb for riffle shuffling". The Annals of Applied Probability. 21 (3): 843
Cardioversion (2,318 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
joules "J") the patient requires, many factors are considered. As a rule of thumb, recent-onset atrial arrhythmias require less energy compared to persistent
Shelf (storage) (800 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
shelf to the wall differ depending on the material of the wall. A good rule of thumb for concrete walls is that the screw should go into the wall at least
Gasket (2,501 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
A surface that is not machined flat can provide leak paths. A good rule of thumb is a machined surface to 32RMS. This insures the surface is flat, but
Advent wreath (2,549 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the preferred color for Advent, but leaves purple as an option. The rule of thumb here is this: Your congregation may use either color. "Catholic Encyclopedia:
Emergency nursing (2,439 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
attended patients with minor illnesses like colds and sore throats. The rule of thumb was first in, first served, but there were many cases where some people
Stock duration (1,414 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
year (but not the 33rd) will exceed $100. That is very close to the rule of thumb estimate above. However, what may be gained in mathematical precision
Varnish (3,402 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
that evacuates overspray and minimizes the risk of combustion. The rule of thumb is that a clear wood finish formulated to be sprayed is a lacquer, but
Crime scene cleanup (1,619 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
environments. Universal precautions recognized worldwide are the cautionary rule-of-thumb for this field of professional cleaning. For example, the personnel
Tunable laser (1,626 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
approximately 6 nm, as the laser temperature is changed over ~50 K. As a rule of thumb the wavelength is tuned by 0.08 nm/K for DFB lasers operating in the
Butterfly knife (3,398 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
able to walk around with bladed implements in the urban areas. Another rule of thumb is that the blade of pocketknives must not exceed the length of the
Link budget (1,544 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
to 30 dB per 30 meters in dense office environments. This is a good rule-of-thumb, in that it is conservative (it overstates path loss in most cases)
Alveolar–arterial gradient (1,540 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
whether to expect an elevated or normal A-a gradient. As a general rule of thumb, any pathology of the alveolar-capillary unit will result in a high
Ceramide (3,310 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
water-impermeable barrier that prevents evaporative water loss. As a general rule of thumb, the epidermal lipid matrix is composed of an equimolar mixture of ceramides
Swing (Java) (3,142 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-05-26. It is hard to give a rule-of-thumb where SWT would outperform Swing, or vice versa. In some environments
Laser beam profiler (5,719 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
width before focusing; in other words, the fluence scales as 1/M4. The rule of thumb is that M2 increases as the laser power increases. It is difficult to
Heart murmur (2,974 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
murmur. Radiation refers to where the sound of the murmur travels. The rule of thumb is that the sound radiates in the direction of the blood flow. Intensity
Protected areas of Scotland (2,351 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
worship or protected under the Protection of Wrecks Act 1973. As a rule of thumb, a protected historic asset that is occupied would be designated as
ALLISS (1,590 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
to ALLISS exist in the shortwave broadcasting technology area. As a rule of thumb ALLISS systems should only be purchased if 360 degrees of coverage is
Tychonoff's theorem (2,108 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
providing a topological characterization of cellular automata. As a rule of thumb, any sort of construction that takes as input a fairly general object
Rain gutter (2,605 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
space to expand, 30 × 4 × 0.06 = 7.2 mm within its end stops. As a rule of thumb a 4-inch (100 mm) gutter with a single 68-millimetre (2.7 in) downpipe
Compression fitting (1,261 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
overtightening is the most common cause of leaks in compression fittings. A good rule of thumb is to tighten the nut first by hand until it is too difficult to continue
International business company (884 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
outside the boundaries of the country. Though this is generally the rule of thumb, the last decade has seen many changes in corporate laws around the
Carnegie Unit and Student Hour (1,140 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
evaluation system may be considered. NOTE that the Carnegie rule is a 'rule of thumb' which suggests that each hour of classroom time requires two or more
Shielded cable (1,290 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the shield at both ends of the cable. Traditionally there existed a rule of thumb to ground only the source end of the shield to avoid ground loops. Best
Aerial victory standards of World War I (2,751 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pilot and observer might each receive credit for a victory. The usual rule of thumb credited all victories to the pilot of a Sopwith 1½ Strutter or Bristol
Allan Graf (1,480 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
running plays, gradually working the actors into the practices. "My rule of thumb is we never hit an actor. We can't afford anyone to get hurt. When we
Equivalence of categories (1,988 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
[citation needed] Any category is equivalent to its skeleton. As a rule of thumb, an equivalence of categories preserves all "categorical" concepts and
Bluebook (3,597 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
as the use of small caps for books, newspapers, and law reviews. A rule of thumb used by many is to see if the formatting can be reproduced on a typewriter—if
Tube tool (779 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
chiller, tube plugs are installed to take leaky tubes out of service. The rule of thumb is that a vessel will need to be retubed after approximately 10% of
Nitrogen laser (2,356 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
sometimes referred to as "bottlenecking in the lower level". This is only a rule of thumb as is seen in many other lasers: The helium–neon laser also has a bottleneck
Pumping (oil well) (490 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
pressure to know how much extra fluid is expected to be required. As a rule of thumb in the oilfield, compression is governed by the equation: Δ V = P ×
Lifeguard tower (695 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
pp. 8–10. Joseph Giovannini In L.A., the Unconventional is Often the Rule of Thumb Jan 6, 1985, New York Times News Service, Chicago Tribune (preview)
Detrended correspondence analysis (936 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
approximates to the same rate of turnover all the way through the data: the rule of thumb is that 4 DCA units mean that there has been a total turnover in the
Compound steam engine (4,116 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
McNaught system suitable for compounds, ihp or indicated horse power. As a rule of thumb ihp is 2.6 times nhp, in a compound engine. Compound turbine Willans
Gene polymorphism (2,521 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
alone. Some polymorphism may be maintained by balancing selection. A rule of thumb that is sometimes used is to classify genetic variants that occur below
Molniya orbit (3,096 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
latitude are unable to view geostationary satellites at all, and as a rule of thumb, elevation angles of less than 10° can cause problems, depending on
Nordic Data Grid Facility (673 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
project, NorduGrid, and the mostly operations-oriented one, NDGF. As a rule of thumb, NDGF provides mostly services, while NorduGrid provides mostly ARC
Stock valuation (3,322 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
is true will never be proven and the conjecture is therefore just a rule of thumb to use in the overall valuation process. Here is an example of how to
Polyoxymethylene (2,598 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
Annealing of pre-machined parts before final finishing is an alternative. A rule of thumb is that in general, small components machined in POM suffer from less
Oreopithecus (2,696 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
than those of arboreal and terrestrial quadrupedal great apes. As a rule of thumb, arc size of the ducts decreases with body mass and consequently slower
2-10-0 (2,502 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
almost 420,000 lb (190 t) weight, and are a notable exception to the rule of thumb for the comfort of the ride on a 2-10-0 wheel arrangement, crews said
Atmospheric water generator (2,055 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
more effective as relative humidity and air temperature increase. As a rule of thumb, cooling condensation AWGs do not work efficiently when the ambient
Rolling shutter (998 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
speed of the sensor and the nature of the scene being filmed; as a rule of thumb, higher-end cinema cameras will have faster readout speeds and therefore
Variance inflation factor (1,579 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
VIF⁡(α^i){\displaystyle \operatorname {VIF} ({\hat {\alpha }}_{i})}. A rule of thumb is that if VIF⁡(α^i)>10{\displaystyle \operatorname {VIF} ({\hat {\alpha
Deixis (3,410 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
indicates whether the speaker is or is not currently in London. The rule of thumb to distinguish the two phenomena is as follows: when an expression refers
Kolmogorov space (1,784 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
properties, such as being an indiscrete space, are exceptions to this rule of thumb. Even better, many structures defined on topological spaces can be transferred
Tag question (2,544 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
positive and negative forms. When there is no special emphasis, the rule of thumb often applies that a positive sentence has a negative tag and vice versa
VAA – Chemistry Executives (509 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
are made up by VAA members on-site in the respective companies. As a rule of thumb: the bigger the company the greater the number of people organized in
Table manners (2,851 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
removed from the mouth for some reason—a pit, bone, or gristle—the rule of thumb, according to Emily Post, is that it comes out the same way it went
Room modes (851 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
are only effective at high frequencies (say 5 kHz and above). As a rule of thumb, sound travels at one foot per millisecond (344 m/s), so the wavelength
Abstraction principle (computer programming) (1,022 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
amortized against the estimated future benefits of an abstraction. A rule of thumb governing this was devised by Martin Fowler, and popularized as the
Metabolic acidosis (3,675 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
is frequently encountered clinically, will mask an anion gap. As a rule of thumb, a decrease in serum albumin by 1G/L will decrease the anion gap by
Crop factor (2,080 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
shutter speed for a sharp image is reduced by the crop factor. The old rule of thumb that shutter speed should be at least equal to focal length (in millimetres)
Sixty-six (card game) (2,899 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article
66 points – This is slightly more than half the points in the deck. Rule-of-thumb – you should bid 2 when you have a marriage, because you already have
Supercritical fluid chromatography (1,317 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
spectrometry, FID (unlike HPLC) and evaporative light scattering. A rule-of-thumb is that any molecule that will dissolve in methanol or a less polar
Johnson–Nyquist noise (3,095 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
temperature and a 10 kHz bandwidth, the RMS noise voltage is 400 nV. A useful rule of thumb to remember is that 50 Ω at 1 Hz bandwidth correspond to 1 nV noise
Shuffling (3,437 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
shuffles are enough. Assaf, Sami; Persi Diaconis; K. Soundararajan. "A Rule of Thumb for Riffle Shuffling" (PDF). t.b.a. Retrieved 14 November 2008. (Mann
Reserve Bank of New Zealand (2,397 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
as they are recognisable. The Reserve Bank website notes that as a rule of thumb if there is more than half a bank note they will pay its full value
Dual-band blade antenna (1,664 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
}{10}}} so that the lower frequency does not 'see' the slot (it is a rule of thumb that the perturbation created by a discontinuity less than λ 10 {\displaystyle
Wave-making resistance (1,616 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
values, 1.34, 2.5 and very easy 6, are often used in the hull speed rule of thumb used to compare potential speeds of displacement hulls, and this relationship
Dave Smalley (885 words) [view diff] case mismatch in snippet view article find links to article
2018 – Bring the Light (Vocals) 2020 – Turn The Tide (Vocals) 1990 – Rule of Thumb – Don't look Down – Club Rat records (vocals) 1990 – Chemical People
Pantun (2,318 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pantun is traditionally recited according to a fixed rhythm and as a rule of thumb, in order not to deviate from the rhythm, every line should contain
Topical medication (3,768 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
one or two strengths higher when moving from cream to ointment. As a rule of thumb, an ointment base is more occlusive and will drive the medication into
Macro photography (3,086 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
rarely publish the macro reproduction ratios for these cameras, a good rule of thumb is that whenever a 24 mm vertical object just fits, or is too tall to
Upholstery frame (611 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pounds, then a beam 1" thick and 2" wide will sustain 200 pounds. An old rule of thumb suggests that rails of 3" or more in width should be 1 1/8" thick, while
Cantonese cuisine (1,746 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
is used only to bring out the natural sweetness of the seafood. As a rule of thumb, the spiciness of a dish is usually negatively correlated to the freshness
Johnson–Nyquist noise (3,095 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
temperature and a 10 kHz bandwidth, the RMS noise voltage is 400 nV. A useful rule of thumb to remember is that 50 Ω at 1 Hz bandwidth correspond to 1 nV noise
Pantun (2,318 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
pantun is traditionally recited according to a fixed rhythm and as a rule of thumb, in order not to deviate from the rhythm, every line should contain
Neuss (2,633 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
German did not take root here: they continued in Hebrew. As a general rule of thumb, Neuss Jews were more religious than in other German cities. Relations
Drum brake (4,132 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
simple to machine brake drums if one has a slow running lathe (one rule of thumb is that cast iron should not be machined faster than fifty feet per
Personal web page (2,602 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
companies have the potential to allow users more flexibility. As a rule of thumb, the amount of creative freedom one is allowed in creating a personal
Policy (4,250 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
referred to as a "stages model" or "stages heuristic". It is thus a rule of thumb rather than the actual reality of how policy is created, but has been
Argentavis (2,219 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
size and structure of the wing must also be taken into account. As a rule of thumb, a wing loading of 25 kg/m2 is considered the limit for avian flight
Multicollinearity (2,317 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
"lacks any logical basis but also is fundamentally misleading as a rule-of-thumb". Excluding collinear variables leads to artificially small estimates
Rocky II (2,713 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the United States and Canada ($42 million vs. $56 million) when the rule of thumb at the time was that a sequel would only do 30% to 40% of the business
Aging in dogs (3,010 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
humans virtually never reproduce at age 7. One size fits all – A general rule of thumb is that the first year of a dog's life is equivalent to 15 human years
St Trinian's School (1,757 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
girls who are the most ferocious of them all. It is something of a rule of thumb that the smaller a St Trinian's is, the more dangerous she is—especially
Topical medication (3,768 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
one or two strengths higher when moving from cream to ointment. As a rule of thumb, an ointment base is more occlusive and will drive the medication into
Combustibility and flammability (3,328 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
and must not lose more than a certain amount of mass. As a general rule of thumb, concrete, steel, and ceramics - in other words inorganic substances
Radio repeater (2,597 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
transmitters at the same time. Transmitter combining systems are lossy. As a rule of thumb, each leg of the combiner has a 50% (3 decibel) power loss. If two transmitters
Buys Ballot's law (1,086 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
1867 following the death of its former director Robert FitzRoy. The rule of thumb became more widely accepted following its effective use in the British
Actuary (5,770 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
incentives for devoting adequate study time during off-work hours. A common rule of thumb for exam students is that, for the Society of Actuaries examinations
Humidity (7,372 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
form on the outside of a cup containing an ice-cold drink. A useful rule of thumb is that the maximum absolute humidity doubles for every 20 °F (11 °C)
Bush regeneration (1,365 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
John Stockard at Wingham Brush (Stockard 1991, Stockard 1999). The rule of thumb in all cases is to constrain clearing to that area that matches the
Syrah (4,967 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
slightly sweetish in impression. It must, however, be realized that this rule of thumb is unevenly applied. Syrah is a variety that during the last few decades
Backlash (engineering) (1,750 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
the distance equals 0.73 times the amount of backlash desired. As a rule of thumb the average backlash is defined as 0.04 divided by the diametral pitch;
Elvis and Me (3,232 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
the book is the obligation survivors have to famous loved ones. One rule of thumb may be this paraphrase on the old saw: 'If you can't say anything significant
Alignment (role-playing games) (2,153 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
order of increasing priority. Characters' allegiances determine a 'rule of thumb' for their reactions to situations, in that they will generally favour
Joëlle Léandre Project (415 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
clutter anywhere." Writing for Jazz Times, Bill Shoemaker commented: "The rule of thumb that the risk of muddled, unfocused improvisations rises exponentially
Handball goalkeeper (2,049 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
criterion for goalkeepers who want to play on a professional level. The rule of thumb in this regard is "the bigger the better". Dieter Bartke, a former goalkeeper
White tie (2,917 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
trousers. As one style writer for GQ magazine summarises "The simple rule of thumb is that you should only ever see black and white not black, white and
Esperanza, Masbate (1,456 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
several times before settling into the pattern for the new season. As a rule of thumb, Labangtatay will be in the Habagat weather pattern from sometime in
Little Boy (7,375 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
15 kilotons. Comparing this yield to the observed damage produced a rule of thumb called the 5 pounds per square inch (34 kPa) lethal area rule. Approximately
Valenciennes tramway (1,766 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
been installed at each of the network's many road intersections. As a rule of thumb, akin to many of France's other tramways, the routes of the Valencienne
Pill splitting (1,309 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
dosage weight of less than 6%, which roughly corresponds to the weaker rule-of-thumb offered for public consumption that the vast majority of dosage units
Aperture (5,176 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
result of the aperture. Instead, equivalent aperture can be seen as a rule of thumb to judge how changes in sensor size might affect an image, even if qualities
Jerdon's babbler (1,466 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
the simultaneous aging and decay of wide stretches of habitat. As a rule-of-thumb, as long as a healthy population of Phragmites reeds persists, the birds
Stefanko v Doherty and Maritime Hotel Ltd (1,231 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
she then was) observations on the "Porcelli principle" and the useful rule of thumb that the more specific the insult and the injury by reference to a protected
Australian rules football playing field (1,266 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
field. The Western Australian Football Commission advises that a good rule of thumb is to set the length of the field equivalent to 3+1⁄2 times the length
Science of photography (3,178 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
of the image, so a shorter shutter time is needed. A commonly cited rule of thumb is that the shutter speed in seconds should be about the reciprocal
Standard Widget Toolkit (2,721 words) [view diff] no match in snippet view article find links to article
original (PDF) on 2008-07-04. Retrieved 2008-05-24. It is hard to give a rule-of-thumb where SWT would outperform Swing, or vice versa. In some environments
Rose Building (Cleveland, Ohio) (329 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article
floors are not the same measurement as we count ten floors today as the rule of thumb for ceiling height was different in the early 1900s. The superstructure
Standard deviation (7,602 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
distributions, the correct formula depends on the distribution, but a rule of thumb is to use the further refinement of the approximation: σ ^ = 1 N − 1
Basalt (7,757 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
basalt can be difficult to distinguish from andesite, but a common rule of thumb, used in field research, is that basalt has a color index of 35 or greater
Low-power electronics (2,334 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
must be primarily regulated by the non-resistive load. As a practical rule of thumb, this means the change rate of a signal must be slower than that dictated
2014 Orkney earthquake (2,990 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article
earthquake". According to Michelle Grobbelaar from the CGS, "There's a rule of thumb that if you experience an earthquake with a certain magnitude in the