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"Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessititem."
William of Ockam (1280-1349)
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Ponce of Cork" "The label 'Ockham's Razor' was first applied in 1852 by Sir William Hamilton." (1) |
"If two explanations equally explain the facts, the one with the fewer postulates shall be chosen".