单词 | Occam's razor |
释义 | Occam's razor/ˈɒkəmz /(also Ockham's razor) noun The principle (attributed to William of Occam) that in explaining a thing no more assumptions should be made than are necessary. The principle is often invoked to defend reductionism or nominalism. Compare with principle of parsimony at parsimony.The Faithfulness Condition is thus a formal version of Ockham's razor....
OriginMid 19th century: from the name of William of Occam + razor, with reference to the ‘cutting away’ of unnecessary material. |
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