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Occam's razor

Occam's razor proper noun: the principle of preferring the simplest of competing theories.

Proper noun

Occam's razor

  1. The principle of preferring the simplest of competing theories.
    • Bugger, bugger, bugger dumb the last of academe / Occam's razor makes the cutting clean / Shaven like a banker, Lilac Vegeta2005, “Burning Beard”, performed by Clutch

Occam's razor meaning in Indonesian, Persian and Thai

Occam's razor in Indonesian

principle
pisau Ockham

Occam's razor in Persian

principle
تیغ اوکام tiġ okâm

Occam's razor in Thai

principle
หลักการของออคแคม làk gaan kŏng òkkaem

Synonyms of Occam's razor

Forms of Occam's razor

alternative formOckham's razor

Origin of Occam's razor

Named after the English Franciscan theologist William of Occam, an advocate of the law of parsimony, and the idea of a razor as a tool that trims or shaves.

Questions about Occam's razor

What does Occam's razor mean?
Occam's razor means the principle of preferring the simplest of competing theories.
What is Occam's razor in Indonesian?
Occam's razor in Indonesian is pisau Ockham. See Occam's razor meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is Occam's razor?
Occam's razor is a proper noun.

Words near Occam's razor in the dictionary

  1. occ
  2. occabot
  3. occaecation
  4. Occam
  5. Occam's broom
  6. Occam's razor
  7. Occamism
  8. Occamist
  9. Occamistic
  10. Occamists
  11. occamy

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