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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 preferredplay

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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