Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
überschlägig
English translation:
approximate, (roughly) estimated, guesstimated
German term
Switzerland
Accurate, idiomatic value and service
Native in: Spanish 
, English
Works in: Dutch to English, German to English, French to English, and 16 more.
ueberschlaegig URGENT
Examples:
Nimmt man ueberschlaegig an, dass vorher dieselbe Konzentration noetig war ...
Bei einem ueberschlaegig angenommen spezifischen Gewicht von 1.0 [for blood and plasma!] ...
I am not home and don't have my usual paper dictionaries with me, internet is no help ... hope you fellow ProZians will be!
Thanks very much in advance and happy new year to you all!
Dee
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Kim Metzger
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| 5 +3 | approximate(ly)....... |
roneill
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Oct 14, 2014 13:54: Steffen Walter changed "Field" from "Science" to "Tech/Engineering" , "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng"
Proposed translations
Mexico
Committed to Quality and Service
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English
make a rough estimate
Maybe this would work:
If on the basis of a rough estimate one concludes that the same concentration was necessary before ...
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Duden Universalwörterbuch - Überschlag: schnelle Berechnung der ungefähren Größe einer Summe oder Anzahl.
approximate(ly).......
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tectranslate ITS GmbH
: never heard überschläglich in my life, but approximate was what came to my mind first.
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Steffen Walter
: or "as an approximation"
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