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rule of thumb meaning in Tamil

குத்துமதிப்பு விதி

rule of thumb in Tamil: குத்துமதிப்பு விதி. In English, rule of thumb means a general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge.

Tamil words for rule of thumb

குத்துமதிப்பு விதி

English meaning of rule of thumb

  1. noun A general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge.
  2. noun Approximated, guesstimated.

Full definition of rule of thumb

rule of thumb in a sentence

  • The usual rule of thumb says that to calculate when an investment will double, divide 70 by the interest rate.
  • I made a quick, rule-of-thumb estimate of the manhours required for the job.

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Questions about rule of thumb in Tamil

What is the meaning of rule of thumb in Tamil?
Rule of thumb in Tamil is குத்துமதிப்பு விதி.
rule of thumb என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Rule of thumb: குத்துமதிப்பு விதி.
What does rule of thumb mean in English?
Rule of thumb means a general guideline, rather than a strict rule; an approximate measure or means of reckoning based on experience or common knowledge.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: rule of thumb (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: rule of thumb (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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