Occam's razor

GPTKB entity

Statements (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:philosophy
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ockham's_razor
gptkbp:appliesTo gptkb:scientific_research
gptkb:philosophy_of_science
problem solving
gptkbp:basisFor hypothesis testing
model selection
gptkbp:category gptkb:logic
gptkb:philosophy
gptkb:science
gptkbp:citation gptkb:philosophy
scientific literature
gptkbp:contrastsWith overfitting
complexity
ad hoc hypotheses
gptkbp:formedBy 14th century
gptkbp:hasConcept entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity
gptkbp:hasLatinPhrase Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:logic
gptkb:philosophy
modern science
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:William_of_Ockham
gptkbp:relatedTo simplicity
parsimony
theory selection
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:scientist
philosophers
logicians
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sutton's_Law
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Occam's razor