Oc|cam's Razor

Oc|cam's Razor
Oc|cam's Razor «OK uhmz»,
a principle devised by the English philosopher, William of Occam, which states that entities must not be multiplied beyond what is necessary; law of parsimony. In a scientific evaluation, Occam's Razor is the choice of the simplest theory from among the theories which fit the facts we know. In logic, Occam's Razor is the statement of an argument in its essential and simplest terms. Also, Ockham's Razor.
[Razor refers to the idea in this principle of shaving an argument to its simplest terms]

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