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rule of thumb

noun as in informal guiding principle

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“They need to have a plan, and more than a rule of thumb and arbitrary goals, to live out their retirement.”

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“The rule of thumb is, if you put your hand up in the direction that the light is coming and you see a shadow, that is enough light for the plant to sense,” she said.

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But it is a reminder that just like AI, traditional rules of thumb for investing aren’t infallible.

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“The rule of thumb is that you buy at ten and sell at twenty.”

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The general rule of thumb around AI regulation is that before you create any new law, think about what rules are already in the book.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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