ockham's razor

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abbreviation OCKHAM'S RAZOR Occam's razor. 1
noun ockham's razor a maxim, attributed to William of Ockham, stating that in explaining something assumptions must not be needlessly multiplied 0
abbreviation OCKHAM'S RAZOR Occam's razor 0

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 5% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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law of parsimony — a principle according to which an explanation of a thing or event is made with the fewest possible assumptions.

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