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Ockham's razor

Ockham's razor is the alternative spelling of Occam's razor.

Meaning of Occam's razor

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

Questions about Ockham's razor

What is Ockham's razor the alternative spelling of?
Ockham's razor is the alternative spelling of Occam's razor.

Words near Ockham's razor in the dictionary

  1. Ockermans
  2. ockers
  3. Ockham
  4. Ockham algebra
  5. Ockham algebras
  6. Ockham's razor
  7. Ockhamism
  8. Ockhamist
  9. Ockhamistic
  10. Ockhamists
  11. ockies

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