Usually means: General guideline, not precisely accurate.
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  1. rule-of-thumb, rule-of-thumb: Collins English Dictionary
  2. rule-of-thumb: Wiktionary
  3. Rule-of-thumb: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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Definitions from Wiktionary (Rule-of-thumb)

noun:  (in attributive usage) Alternative spelling of rule of thumb [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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