HyperDic: occam[s_razor

English > 1 sense of the expression Occam's Razor:
NOUNcognitionOccam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, principle of parsimony, law of parsimonythe principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly
English > Occam's Razor: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
MeaningThe principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred.
SynonymsOckham's Razor, principle of parsimony, law of parsimony
Broaderprinciple, ruleA rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system
Catalannavalla d'Occam

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