rule of thumb
principle with broad application that is not intended to be strictly accurate or reliable for every situation
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rule of thumb
Summary
rule of thumb is an idiom[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of idiom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (776 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- rule of thumb's instance of is recorded as idiom[3].
- thumb is named after rule of thumb[4].
- rule of thumb's subclass of is recorded as principle[5].
- rule of thumb's Commons category is recorded as Rules of thumb[6].
- rule of thumb's said to be the same as is recorded as heuristic[7].
- rule of thumb's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0fmlx[8].
- rule of thumb's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rules of thumb[9].
- rule of thumb's partially coincident with is recorded as empirical law[10].
- rule of thumb's Quora topic ID is recorded as Rules-of-Thumb[11].
- rule of thumb's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 89246107[12].
- rule of thumb's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C89246107[13].
- rule of thumb's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as engineering/rules-of-thumb[14].
- rule of thumb's ScienceDirect topic ID is recorded as psychology/rule-of-thumb[15].
- rule of thumb's Encyclopedia of China is recorded as 352479[16].
Why It Matters
rule of thumb ranks in the top 9% of idiom entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (776 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]