rough measure
Example Sentences
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One rough measure of the current toll is the number of permits issued for movie and TV filming in Los Angeles.
From Reuters • Jun. 28, 2023
One rough measure of race is language, with an estimated 6% of the population speaking at least one of the dozens of Indigenous languages that exist here.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2022
The number of cycles, or rounds of copying, needed to detect a signal in a sample is a rough measure of how much virus is there.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 8, 2022
Applications for unemployment aid are typically seen as a rough measure of the pace of layoffs.
From Washington Times • Jul. 22, 2021
See further on the persistent use of this rough measure in English, side by side with the more regular syllable-counting verse, Schipper's observations and examples in the Grundriss der Englische Metrik, pp.
From English Verse Specimens Illustrating its Principles and History by Alden, Raymond MacDonald
