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title: "Occam's Razor"
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tags: []
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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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