PRINCIPLE OF PARSIMONY as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly
   • the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred
   Synonym(s)
   • law of parsimony (what does law of parsimony mean?)
   • Occam’s Razor (what does Occam’s Razor mean?)
   • Ockham’s Razor (what does Ockham’s Razor mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) principle of parsimony is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • principle (what does principle mean?)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)