English term
back of an envelope calculation
approach to get started
• Remember that sometimes a ”back
of an envelope” calculation is all
that’s needed
3 +1 | حساب تقريبي -حساب جزافي | HATEM EL HADARY |
5 +1 | شخبطة حسابية عاجلة | Fuad Yahya |
4 | عملية حسابية تقديرية سريعة | Mina Fayek |
Aug 3, 2020 21:45: Murad AWAD changed "Field" from "Other" to "Bus/Financial" , "Field (write-in)" from "General" to "(none)"
Proposed translations
حساب تقريبي -حساب جزافي
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Note added at 10 mins (2020-08-03 19:10:17 GMT)
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https://ar.glosbe.com/en/ar/back of the envelope calculation
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Note added at 13 mins (2020-08-03 19:13:05 GMT)
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حسابات تقديرية مبدئية
حسابات غير رسمية
شخبطة حسابية عاجلة
This is what we call "Quick-and-dirty" calculation that does not require using a calculator or an Excel sheet and may not give a precise result but will produce a "ballpark" quantitative idea that will help clarify the situation. It is the kind of calculation that can be done just by putting pen to paper, but does not require a full page of equations.
عملية حسابية تقديرية سريعة
قد يدبو استخدام ثلاث صفات بعد الاسم قبيحاً، ولذلك من الممكن استبدال "عملية حسابي بكلمة "حساب" للاختصار وتفادي اللغة الركيكة.
A back-of-the-envelope calculation uses estimated or rounded numbers to develop a ballpark figure quickly.
A back-of-the-envelope calculation is a rough calculation, typically jotted down on any available scrap of paper such as an envelope. It is more than a guess but less than an accurate calculation.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/b/back-of-the-envelope-calculation.asp
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back-of-the-envelope_calculation
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