Occam's razor

== English == === Alternative forms === Ockham's razor === Etymology === Named after the English Franciscan theologist William of Occam, an advocate of the law of parsimony, and the idea of a razor as a tool that trims or shaves. === Proper noun === Occam's razor (epistemology, philosophy) The principle of preferring the simplest of competing theories. Synonyms: law of parsimony, principle of parsimony ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== ==== Further reading ==== Occam's razor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia