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id: 2026-01-09T16:28:00-0500
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title: 2026-01-09 16:28:??
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daily: "[[2026-01-09]]"
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# 2026-01-09 16:28:??
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### Occam's razor
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> [!info] Also Known As
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> * the principle of parsimony
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> * the law of parsimony
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recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements.
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Attributed to William of Ockham, 14th-century English philosopher and theologian.
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> _Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem_
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> ("Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity")
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> "Of two competing theories, the simpler explanation is to be preferred."
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> [!quote] [[klugman-et-al_2019_loss-models#4.2 The Role of Parameters]]
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> The principle of parsimony states that the simplest model
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> that adequately reflects reality should be used.
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