Occam's razor

Meaning

Proper Noun

The principle of preferring the simplest of competing theories.

Related

Similar words

law of parsimony
principle of parsimony

Origin

After William of Occam, an advocate of the law of parsimony, and the idea of a razor as a tool that trims or shaves. See citations for coinage.

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