OCCAM'S RAZOR Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the phrase occam's razor. (close relations)
Definition of OCCAM'S RAZOR
razor
Best Alternative Words for OCCAM'S RAZOR
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economy | nounn | |||||||
noun • the system of production and distribution and consumption • the efficient use of resources • frugality in the expenditure of money or resources • an act of economizing; reduction in cost | ||||||||
efficiency | nounn | |||||||
noun • the ratio of the output to the input of any system • skillfulness in avoiding wasted time and effort | ||||||||
parsimony | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily • extreme stinginess | ||||||||
simplicity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being simple or uncompounded • a lack of penetration or subtlety • absence of affectation or pretense • freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort • lack of ornamentation | ||||||||
law of parsimony | nounn | |||||||
noun • the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred | ||||||||
ockham's razor | nounn | |||||||
noun • the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred | ||||||||
principle of parsimony | nounn | |||||||
noun • the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred |