Parsimony
31parsimony, law of — Another name for Ockham s razor, or more generally for any methodological principle that counsels us to expect nature to use the simplest possible means to any given end …
32Maximum parsimony — Maximum parsimony, often simply referred to as parsimony, is a non parametric statistical method commonly used in computational phylogenetics for estimating phylogenies. Under maximum parsimony, the preferred phylogenetic tree is the tree that… …
33principle (or law) of parsimony — the scientific principle that things are usually connected in the simplest or most economical way. → parsimony …
34lawof parsimony — law of parsimony n. See Ockham s razor. * * * …
35law of parsimony — noun the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred • Syn: ↑Occam s Razor, ↑Ockham s Razor, ↑principle of parsimony • Hypernyms: ↑principle, ↑rule …
36principle of parsimony — noun the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred • Syn: ↑Occam s Razor, ↑Ockham s Razor, ↑law of parsimony • Hypernyms: ↑principle, ↑rule …
37law of parsimony — Date: 1837 Occam s razor …
38Принцип экономии (law of parsimony) — Согласно П. э., из всех альтернативных теорет. объяснений, в равной степени согласующихся с эмпирическими данными, всегда должны приниматься наиболее простые. Сложные теорет. объяснения с большей вероятностью оказываются ошибочными, чем простые.… …
39Law of Parsimony — Occam s razor (other things being equal, the simpler hypothesis is chosen) …
40law of parsimony — Philos. a principle according to which an explanation of a thing or event is made with the fewest possible assumptions. Cf. Occam s razor. [1830 40] * * * …
