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What does back-of-the-envelope mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word back-of-the-envelope? Here's what it means.

Adjective
  1. (idiomatic) Approximate, rough, simplified, especially of a calculation, estimation or other reasoning.
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Do some back-of-the-envelope calculations before all the facts come in.
A lot of this is back-of-the-envelope stuff.
Here's how a back-of-the-envelope assessment looks.
Let's try back-of-the-envelope calculations.
It's back-of-the-envelope stuff with lots of assumptions.
The back-of-the-envelope calculations below provide some guidance.

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