occam : Idioms & Phrases

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occam's razor

  • noun the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred
    Ockham's Razor; principle of parsimony; law of parsimony.
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william of occam

  • noun English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349)
    William of Ockham; Ockham; Occam.
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