back-of-the-envelope
Especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate,…Especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified.
UK/ˌbæk‿əv ðiː ˈɛnvələʊp/US/ˌbæk‿əv ði ˈɛnvəˌloʊp/
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic, informal)Especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified.
We can do some back-of-the-envelope calculations before all the facts come in.
Bierdeckel-, hingekritzelt, Schmierzettel-
Translations
3 languagesDeutsch
especially of a calculation, estimation, or other reasoning, or an idea: approximate, rough, simplified:
Origin
A reference to a calculation or an idea that occurs to one being jotted down on an availabA reference to a calculation or an idea that occurs to one being jotted down on an available scrap of paper, such as the back of an envelope.
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