Occam’s razor

the maxim that, given a choice between two hypotheses, the one involving the fewer assumptions should be preferred. In other words, one should apply the law of parsimony and choose simpler explanations over more complicated ones. See also elegant solution. [William of Occam or Ockham (c. 1285–1347), English Franciscan monk and Scholastic philosopher]

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May 9th 2024

quasirandom

adj. see pseudorandom.