Occam's razor
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While Endres acknowledges the idea as logically possible, he notes that it runs counter to Occam's razor, the principle that favors simpler explanations.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025
Asked what he would have done different four years ago, Baffert offered an Occam’s razor kind of answer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
For several interested observers, the swift strokes that produced two long, angled consonants in “Luka” also sharpened Occam’s razor.
From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2021
I am a great believer in the principle of Occam's razor.
From Salon • Jul. 13, 2020
It seems better to employ the principle of economy known as Occam’s razor and cut out all the features of the theory that cannot be observed.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
