rough count
Approximate numerical tally
A rough count is an approximate tally rather than a precise enumeration—a quick estimate when exactness isn't necessary or possible: I did a rough count of the crowd and got maybe three hundred.
The phrase implies the number is close enough for practical purposes but shouldn't be taken as definitive.
- estimateInformed guess at quantity
- ballparkSports venue or estimate
- ball park figureRough numerical estimate
- in the ballparkNear enough to count
- approximationNear but inexact value
tally · guesstimate · educated guess · give or take · headcount · quick · imprecise · eyeball · order of magnitude · survey · handful · dozen · round number · fuzzy · loose · reckoning · calculation · informal
- estimatesestimate, estimation, ballpark, ballpark estimate, ballpark figure
- approximationsabout, approximately, around, almost, nearly
- eyeballingeyeballing, guesstimate
- mental mathmental math, mental arithmetic, estimation, guesstimate, ballpark