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title: "Occam's Razor"
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# Occam's Razor

> [!info] Also Known As
> * the principle of parsimony
> * the law of parsimony

Recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements.

Attributed to William of Ockham, 14th-century English philosopher and theologian.

> _Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem_
> ("Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity")

> "Of two competing theories, the simpler explanation is to be preferred."
