| NOUN | cognition | Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, principle of parsimony, law of parsimony | the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly |
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| Meaning | The principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred. | |
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| Synonyms | Ockham's Razor, principle of parsimony, law of parsimony | |
| Broader | principle, rule | A rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system |
| Catalan | navalla d'Occam | |
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