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Occam's Razor

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Occam's Razor has author William of Ockham 2001-09-27 09:34:05.0
has name origin Entia non sunt multiplicanda ("Entities are not to be multiplied") has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:34:05.0
has formulation date fourteenth century
has definition Any hypothesis should be shorn of all unnecessary assumptions; if two hypotheses fit the observations equally well, the one that makes the fewest assumptions should be chosen. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:34:05.0
is a kind of doctrine

Occam's Razor	has author William of Ockham
	has name origin Entia non sunt multiplicanda ("Entities are not to be multiplied")
	has formulation date fourteenth century
	has definition Any hypothesis should be shorn of all unnecessary assumptions; if two hypotheses fit the observations equally well, the one that makes the fewest assumptions should be chosen.
	is a kind of doctrine