times-or-divided-by

from Jargon File (4.4.4, 14 Aug 2003)

times-or-divided-by
 quant.

   [by analogy with `plus-or-minus'] Term occasionally used when
   describing the uncertainty associated with a scheduling estimate, for
   either humorous or brutally honest effect. For a software project, the
   scheduling uncertainty factor is usually at least 2.

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

times-or-divided-by

   (By analogy with "plus-or-minus") A term occasionally used
   when describing the uncertainty associated with a scheduling
   estimate, for either humorous or brutally honest effect.  For
   a software project, the scheduling uncertainty factor is
   usually at least 2.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1995-02-07)

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