Occam's razor
Example Sentences
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While Endres acknowledges the idea as logically possible, he notes that it runs counter to Occam's razor, the principle that favors simpler explanations.
From Science Daily • Oct. 26, 2025
Asked what he would have done different four years ago, Baffert offered an Occam’s razor kind of answer.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025
The puzzle here might have been solved by the application of Occam’s razor, had all the variables been known at the time.
From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024
They have forgotten the wisdom of Occam's razor: the simplest explanation is more likely than not the correct one.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2020
My father was obsessed with Occam’s razor, which, in short, says that the simplest solution is the best solution.
From "Please Ignore Vera Dietz" by A.S. King
