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Ockham’s razor

Ock·ham's ra·zor [ ókəmz ràyzər ] or Occ·am's ra·zor [ ókəmz ràyzər ]


noun 
Definition:
 
rule of philosophical simplicity: the philosophical and scientific rule that simple explanations should be preferred to more complicated ones, and that the explanation of a new phenomenon should be based on what is already known

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