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+id:
+aliases:
+  - rule-of-thumb
+tags:
+  - authorship/original
+  - status/incomplete
+  - type/encyclopedia
+title: Heuristics
+---
+# Heuristics
+
+A heuristic, or "rule of thumb", is a solution
+that neglects some of a problem's complexity,
+while still producing a satisfactory result.
+
+The namesake rule of the rule of thumb
+is that the width of one's thumb is about an inch.
+With that heuristic,
+one can closely approximate small dimensions
+even without the proper tools.
+
+## See Also
+
+[[realism-vs-instrumentalism]]