- William of Occam
- nounEnglish scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349)• Syn: ↑Occam, ↑Ockham, ↑William of Ockham• Instance Hypernyms: ↑philosopher
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William of Occam — Wilhelm von Ockham, Skizze aus einer 1341 angefertigten Handschrift der Summa logicae Wilhelm von Ockham, englisch William of Ockham oder Occam (* um 1285 in Ockham in der Grafschaft Surrey, England; † 9. April 1347 in München) war ein berühmter… … Deutsch Wikipedia
William of Baskerville — is a fictional Franciscan friar from the novel Il Nome Della Rosa ( The Name of the Rose ) by Umberto Eco. Brother William was an inquisitor, who presided at some trials in England and Italy, where he distinguished himself by his along with great … Wikipedia
Occam's razor — For the aerial theatre company, see Ockham s Razor Theatre Company. It is possible to describe the other planets in the solar system as revolving around the Earth, but that explanation is unnecessarily complex compared to the modern consensus… … Wikipedia
William of Ockham — Wilhelm von Ockham, Skizze aus einer 1341 angefertigten Handschrift der Summa logicae Wilhelm von Ockham, englisch William of Ockham oder Occam (* um 1285 in Ockham in der Grafschaft Surrey, England; † 9. April 1347 in München) war ein berühmter… … Deutsch Wikipedia
William von Ockham — Wilhelm von Ockham, Skizze aus einer 1341 angefertigten Handschrift der Summa logicae Wilhelm von Ockham, englisch William of Ockham oder Occam (* um 1285 in Ockham in der Grafschaft Surrey, England; † 9. April 1347 in München) war ein berühmter… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Occam — noun English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam s Razor (1285 1349) • Syn: ↑William of Occam, ↑Ockham, ↑William of Ockham • Instance Hypernyms: ↑philosopher * * * occam obs. form of oakum … Useful english dictionary
Occam — I Occam [nach dem englischen Philosophen William of Occam (*um 1285, †1349)], imperative, prozessorientierte Programmiersprache, die Sprachelemente zur parallelen Datenverarbeitung enthält. Wegen der speziell auf Transputer zugeschnittenen… … Universal-Lexikon
William of Ockham — noun English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam s Razor (1285 1349) • Syn: ↑Occam, ↑William of Occam, ↑Ockham • Instance Hypernyms: ↑philosopher … Useful english dictionary
Occam's Razor — Named after the 14th century theologian William of Occam. When critiquing his colleagues complex arguments, he used a simple rule of thumb, the simplest solution to a problem is probably the correct one. This later became known as Occam s… … The writer's dictionary of science fiction, fantasy, horror and mythology
Occam's Razor — n. the principle attributed to the English philosopher William of Occam (d. c.1350) that the fewest possible assumptions are to be made in explaining a thing. * * * Occam s razor see razor n. 1 b … Useful english dictionary
