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Occam's razor
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Occam's razor (14th century) is a principle. It is similar to Less is more. It describes do not multiply entities beyond necessity. It is used for theory choice and model selection.
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- theory choice and model selection
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- do not multiply entities beyond necessity
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- Minimalism & reductiontheme
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- Less is more— Occam's parsimony and "less is more" are the same reductionist commitment in epistemology and design.
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