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rule of thumb [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-14
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Social Problems
- Family Law (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- rule of thumb 1, record 1, English, rule%20of%20thumb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Blackstone's codification of the common law in 1768 (which) asserted that a husband had the right to "physically chastise" an errant wife, provided the stick was no bigger than his thumb. 1, record 1, English, - rule%20of%20thumb
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The law was created as an example of compassionate reform when it modified the weapons a husband could legally use in "chastising" his wife. The old law had authorized a husband to "chastise his wife with any reasonable instrument." The new law stipulated that the reasonable instrument be only "a rod not thicker than his thumb." 2, record 1, English, - rule%20of%20thumb
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Problèmes sociaux
- Droit de la famille (common law)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- règle du pouce
1, record 1, French, r%C3%A8gle%20du%20pouce
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
(La loi du) droit de l'homme à punir sa femme [...] selon laquelle les coups ne devaient pas être portés avec une baguette d'une section supérieure à celle d'un pouce d'homme. 1, record 1, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20du%20pouce
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-09-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Phraseology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- by rule of thumb 1, record 2, English, by%20rule%20of%20thumb
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
We shall have to proceed by rule of thumb 1, record 2, English, - by%20rule%20of%20thumb
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Phraséologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- de manière empirique 1, record 2, French, de%20mani%C3%A8re%20empirique
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Nous serons obligés de procéder de manière empirique 1, record 2, French, - de%20mani%C3%A8re%20empirique
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1996-05-06
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Translation (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- thumb's rule 1, record 3, English, thumb%27s%20rule
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- rule of thumb 2, record 3, English, rule%20of%20thumb
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Traduction (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- à vue de nez 1, record 3, French, %C3%A0%20vue%20de%20nez
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- empiriquement 1, record 3, French, empiriquement
- sans calcul 2, record 3, French, sans%20calcul
- par simple flair 2, record 3, French, par%20simple%20flair
- au pifomètre 2, record 3, French, au%20pifom%C3%A8tre
- simple règle 2, record 3, French, simple%20r%C3%A8gle
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1988-12-21
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Management Operations (General)
- Corporate Management (General)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- rule of thumb
1, record 4, English, rule%20of%20thumb
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
- Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- recette empirique
1, record 4, French, recette%20empirique
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- règle de la main droite 2, record 4, French, r%C3%A8gle%20de%20la%20main%20droite
correct, feminine noun
- règle empirique 3, record 4, French, r%C3%A8gle%20empirique
feminine noun
- règle pratique 4, record 4, French, r%C3%A8gle%20pratique
feminine noun
- procédé empirique 5, record 4, French, proc%C3%A9d%C3%A9%20empirique
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1988-11-01
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
- Information Processing (Informatics)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- rule of thumb
1, record 5, English, rule%20of%20thumb
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
rule of thumb (Lenat 1976). 1, record 5, English, - rule%20of%20thumb
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Compare to "rule of good guessing" in expert problem solving. 2, record 5, English, - rule%20of%20thumb
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
- Traitement de l'information (Informatique)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- règle progmatique
1, record 5, French, r%C3%A8gle%20progmatique
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Règle de programmation exprimant des connaissances générales sur la bonne formation des programmes et éventuellement sur la correction des erreurs. 1, record 5, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20progmatique
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les règles progmatiques formalisent et explicitent des connaissances générales. Elles dérivent directement de la pratique du programmeur et font partie du patrimoine des connaissances informelles des programmeurs. 1, record 5, French, - r%C3%A8gle%20progmatique
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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