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Occam's razor

In philosophy, Occam's razor (also spelled Ockham's razor or Ocham's razor; Latin: novacula Occami) is the problem-solving principle that recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements. It is also known as the principle of parsimony or the law of parsimony (Latin: lex parsimoniae). Attributed to William of…

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related to Anti-razors · 21
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related to Formulations before William of Ockham · 20
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related to Biology · 19
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related to Science and the scientific method · 15
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related to William of Ockham · 15
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razor occam's principle theory one parsimony simplicity science complex explanation also hypotheses must used simpler possible ockham may simple use

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