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