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 Übersetzung für 'back-of-the-envelope' von Englisch nach Deutsch
back of an / the envelopeUmschlagrückseite {f} [Briefumschlag]
back-of-the-envelope calculation [coll.]Überschlagsrechnung {f}
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Anwendungsbeispiele Englisch
  • Back-of-the-envelope calculations are approximate ways to get an answer by over-simplification, and are comparable to hand-waving in this sense.
  • Usually, it is also easier to make order of magnitude or trending predictions "on the fly" or "back of the envelope".
  • This helps use the geostrophic speed as a back-of-the-envelope estimate of more complex arrangements—see also the balanced-flow speeds compared below.
  • Levenspiel was well known among his students for his ability to do quick back-of-the-envelope calculations.
  • Oral history states it was based on a post war "back of the envelope" design by Boeing himself.

  • It is described in many introductory quantum chemistry and physical organic chemistry textbooks, and organic chemists in particular still routinely apply Hückel theory to obtain a very approximate, back-of-the-envelope understanding of π-bonding.
  • Motion in a patched-conic system is deterministic and simple to calculate, lending itself for rough mission design and "back of the envelope" studies.
  • ... “back-of-the-envelope” calculations) such a simplification can be sufficient.
  • A or back-of-the-envelope calculation may be checked to perform the test.
  • Most questions demand assumptions and cross-disciplinary science skills to answer, resulting in "back-of-the-envelope" calculations.

  • A back-of-the-envelope calculation is a rough calculation, typically jotted down on any available scrap of paper such as an envelope.
  • Louis, was preparing notes for a physics lecture when he did a back-of-the-envelope calculation showing that an atomic clock aboard a commercial airliner should have sufficient precision to detect the predicted relativistic effects.
  • A slightly better estimate may be called "Back of the Envelope" (BOTE).
  • A variant of the cut square is the "full corner" which is a cutting of the corner to include the intact flap and back of the envelope as well as the front.
  • The mass ratio is a useful quantity for back-of-the-envelope rocketry calculations: it is an easy number to derive from either [...] or from rocket and propellant mass, and therefore serves as a handy bridge between the two.

  • One used to have to stick Lundy stamps on the back of the envelope; but Royal Mail now allows their use on the front of the envelope, but placed on the left side, with the right side reserved for the Royal Mail postage stamp or stamps.
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