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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a rough overview" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when providing a general summary or outline of a topic without going into detailed specifics.
Example: "Before we dive into the details, let me give you a rough overview of the project's main objectives."
Alternatives: "a general summary" or "a broad outline".
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Table 2 gives a rough overview of the degree of scenario consistency reached in both cases.
The group spent the weekend in the city; an extremely short window of time, but enough to get at least a rough overview of what's going in the country's tech scene.
Table 1 represents an attempt to categorize and compare different types of mesocosms and also compare with open field studies, thus giving a rough overview of which type of basic tool should be the best choice for a given research question.
Finally, we found a spot and unfolded the ladder to see if we could get a rough overview, only to realise that it wasn't quite tall enough to look down into the stadium.
In Texas, just for a rough overview, recent laws have passed requiring parental notification and now parental consent; requiring abortions to be performed in ambulatory surgical centers with hospital-grade operating rooms; requiring women who seek abortions to submit to ultrasounds and then wait 24 hours for the procedure.
Here we only give a rough overview of the required initializations.
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Figure 2 depicts a rough schematic overview of the mechanical loading device and the most important loading parameters.
It was a rough, rough thing.
A rough, glittering diamond.
during a rough patch.
Aronian had a rough time.
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