| 单词 | occam's razor |
| 释义 | Occam's razorSEE SYNONYMS FOR Occam's razor ON THESAURUS.COM nounthe maxim that assumptions introduced to explain a thing must not be multiplied beyond necessity. Origin of Occam's razorFirst recorded in 1900–05; after William of Occam Words nearby Occam's razor“O Captain, My Captain”, ocarina, O'Casey, occ., Occam, Occam's razor, occas., occasion, occasional, occasionalism, occasional licence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Occam's razorOccam's razor nouna variant spelling of Ockham's razor Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for Occam's razorOccam's razor Ockham's razor (ŏk′əmz) A rule in science and philosophy stating that entities should not be multiplied needlessly. This rule is interpreted to mean that the simplest of two or more competing theories is preferable and that an explanation for unknown phenomena should first be attempted in terms of what is already known. Occam's razor is named after the deviser of the rule, English philosopher and theologian William of Ockham (1285?-1349?). The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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