Occam's razor

philosophical principle evaluating reasoning on the basis of its simplicity
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"Occam razor"@en
"Occam's Razor"@en
"Ockham razor"@en
"Ockham's Razor"@en
"law of economy"@en
"law of parsimony"@en
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