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Meaning of Occam's razor | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

The principle of preferring the simplest of competing theories.

Equivalents

Čeština Occamova břitva
Deutsch Ockhams Rasiermesser
Español navaja de Occam
Suomi Occamin partaveitsi
Français rasoir d’Occam
Italiano rasoio di Occam
日本語 オッカムの剃刀
한국어 오컴의 면도날
Nederlands Ockhams scheermes
Polski brzytwa Ockhama
Português lâmina de Occam lâmina de Ockham navalha de Occam navalha de Ockham
Română briciul lui Occam
Русский бритва Оккама
Svenska Ockhams rakkniv
Türkçe Ockham'ın usturası

Examples

“Bugger, bugger, bugger dumb the last⟳ of academe / Occam's razor makes the cutting clean⟳ / Shaven like⟳ a banker, Lilac Vegeta”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

occamy Occaneechi occashun occasion Occasional occasional bookcase

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