HyperDic: principle_of_parsimony

English > 1 sense of the expression *principle of parsimony*:
NOUN	cognition	principle of parsimony, Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, law of parsimony	the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly

English > *principle of parsimony*: 1 sense > noun 1, cognition
Meaning	The principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred.
Synonyms	Occam's Razor, Ockham's Razor, 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