Occam's razor en · PROPN
Pronunciation
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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.
Meanings
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The principle of preferring the simplest of competing theories.
Bugger, bugger, bugger dumb the last of academe / Occam's razor makes the cutting clean / Shaven like a banker, Lilac Vegeta
2005, “Burning Beard”, performed by Clutch:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ockham's razor | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras · Hitchens' razor · Occam's broom · Newton's flaming laser sword · Hanlon's razor
Synonyms
law of parsimony · principle of parsimony
Translations (43)
la novacula Guillelmi de Ockham (principle) · pl brzytwa Ockhama (principle) · he תערו של אוקאם (principle) · no Ockhams barberkniv (principle) · sh Окамова бритва (principle) · gl navalla de Occam (principle) · tr Occam'ın usturası (principle) · de Ockhams Rasiermesser (principle) · pt lâmina de Occam (principle) · pt lâmina de Ockham (principle) · nl Ockhams scheermes (principle) · ca navalla d'Occam (principle) · ru бри́тва О́ккама (principle) · sv Ockhams rakkniv (principle) · hu Occam borotvája (principle) · is rakhnífur Ockhams (principle) · et Ockhami habemenuga (principle) · uk бри́тва О́ккама (principle) · fa تیغ اوکام (principle) · th หลักการของออคแคม (principle) · hy Օկամի ածելի (principle) · sl Occamovo rezilo (principle) · it rasoio di Occam (principle) · es navaja de Occam (principle) · ja オッカムの剃刀 (principle) · lt Okamo skustuvas (principle) · ko 오컴의 면도날 (principle) · sh Occamova oštrica (principle) · ro briciul lui Occam (principle) · id pisau Ockham (principle) · tr Ockham'ın usturası (principle) · da Ockhams ragekniv (principle) · uk принцип простоти (principle) · cs Occamova břitva (principle) · sh Okamova britva (principle) · cmn 奧卡姆剃刀 /奥卡姆剃刀 (principle) · fi Occamin partaveitsi (principle) · fr rasoir d’Occam (principle) · pt navalha de Occam (principle) · sl Occamova britev (principle) · ia rasorio de Occam (principle) · bg бръсна́ч на О́кам (principle) · pt navalha de Ockham (principle)