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Categories: Philosophical analogies, Concepts in the philosophy of science, Articles with short description, Razors (philosophy), Heuristics
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Occam's Razor  Ockham's Razor  principle of parsimony  law of parsimony
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The principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred WordNet 3.0
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The principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In philosophy, Occam's razor is the problem-solving principle that recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements. Wikipedia
Philosophical principle used to judge credibility of statements Wikidata
A theoretical principle according to which the simplest solution should always be preferred. OmegaWiki
The principle of preferring the simplest of competing theories. Wiktionary
Both principles. Wiktionary (translation)
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