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OCKHAM'S RAZOR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred
Synonyms:
law of parsimony; Occam's Razor; Ockham's Razor; principle of parsimony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("Ockham's Razor" is a kind of...):
principle; rule (a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system)
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