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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:philosophy
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Ockham's_Razor
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gptkbp:appliesTo
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gptkb:logic
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:theology
problem solving
scientific research
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gptkbp:criticizedFor
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gptkb:Imre_Lakatos
gptkb:Karl_Popper
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gptkbp:describedBy
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gptkb:Summa_Logicae
the simplest explanation is usually the best
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gptkbp:formedBy
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14th century
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gptkbp:hasConcept
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entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Occam's Razor
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:methodological_naturalism
hypothesis testing
scientific reasoning
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Aristotle
Scholastic philosophy
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gptkbp:limitation
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can oversimplify complex phenomena
not always applicable
simplicity does not guarantee truth
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gptkbp:namedAfter
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gptkb:William_of_Ockham
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gptkbp:relatedConcept
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gptkb:KISS_principle
simplicity
parsimony
law of parsimony
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:logic
gptkb:machine_learning
gptkb:science
gptkb:theoretical_physics
philosophy of science
statistics
diagnosis
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Law_of_Least_Effort
gptkb:One-Shot_Deal
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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