rough estimation

collocation in English

meaningsofroughandestimation

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rough
adjective
uk
/rʌf/us
/rʌf/
not even or smooth, often because of being in ...
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estimation
noun
uk
/ˌes.tɪˈmeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌes.təˈmeɪ.ʃən/
your opinion of someone ...
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(Definition ofroughandestimationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theroughestimationfor a hydrogen production temperature of 1600 k is assumed to get an efficient production of hydrogen.
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In each case, the ' 'initialroughestimation' ' of the dynamic model consisted of a non-singular, constant inertia matrix and a constant gravitational term.
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In the following, we will describe aroughestimationof the number of potential interactions in membrane proteins.
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In many practical situations, a set of actuators is available, having been chosen as a function of aroughestimationof forces for a manipulator needed for a specified task.
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However, from aroughestimationof faecal output, total loss of mimosine and metabolites by the faecal route would be 0.01 or less of the total loss.
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That is that in myroughestimationhalf the service industries of this country are fairly dependent on our manufacturing base.
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The technique enables precise counting, rather thanroughestimation, of the number of animals in a population.
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However, the quality of a reconstruction model is dependent on its ability to accurately infer phenotype directly from sequence, so thisroughestimationof protein function will not be sufficient.
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The result 1/3 has been obtained using very rough estimations.
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Also, the example uses relatively specified numbers, while in reality, there are often just rough estimations.
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The maximum size is subject to debate because some reports are rough estimations or speculations performed under questionable circumstances.
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