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Quick and Dirty
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Quick and Dirty
A popular adjective for a survey, lab procedure, or test that uses the tools at hand to answer an experimental question in a crude fashion
'quick and dirty'
Crude but effective A popular adjective for a survey, lab procedure, or of test, using the tools at hand to answer an experimental question in a crude fashion. Cf Gold standard.
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