fermi problem

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|physics|engineering}} Any [[estimation]] [[problem]] designed to teach [[dimensional analysis]] or the [[approximation]] of [[extreme]] [[scientific]] [[calculation]]s: often a [[back-of-the-envelope]] problem with limited [[data]].

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