occam's razor

English - Turkish

Definition of occam's razor in English Turkish dictionary

Occam'ın ustura

English - English

Definition of occam's razor in English English dictionary

The principle of preferring the simpler of two competing theories

The principle that entities should not be needlessly multiplied

the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred

Hyphenation

occam's ra·zor

Synonyms

law of parsimony

Etymology

() After William of Occam, an advocate of the law of parsimony, and the idea of a razor as a tool that trims or shaves. See citations for coinage.