Parsimony may refer to:
* The law of parsimony, or
Occam's razor
In philosophy, Occam's razor (also spelled Ockham's razor or Ocham's razor; ) is the problem-solving principle that recommends searching for explanations constructed with the smallest possible set of elements. It is also known as the principle o ...
, a problem-solving principle
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Maximum parsimony (phylogenetics)
In phylogenetics and computational phylogenetics, maximum parsimony is an optimality criterion under which the phylogenetic tree that minimizes the total number of character-state changes (or minimizes the cost of differentially weighted charact ...
, an optimality criterion in phylogenetics
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Parsimony Press, a fine press brand ran by typographer Robert Norton
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Parsimonious reduction
In computational complexity theory and game complexity, a parsimonious reduction is a transformation from one problem to another (a reduction) that preserves the number of solutions. Informally, it is a bijection between the respective sets of sol ...
, a type of reduction in complexity theory
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Frugality
Frugality is the quality of being frugal, sparing, thrifty, prudent, or economical in the consumption of resources such as food, time or money, and avoiding waste, lavishness or extravagance.
In behavioral science, frugality has been defined as ...
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Philosophical razor
In philosophy, a razor is a principle or rule of thumb that allows one to eliminate (shave off) unlikely explanations for a phenomenon, or avoid unnecessary actions.
* Alder's razor (also known as Newton's flaming laser sword): If something canno ...
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Simplicity
Simplicity is the state or quality of being wikt:simple, simple. Something easy to understand or explain seems simple, in contrast to something complicated. Alternatively, as Herbert A. Simon suggests, something is simple or Complexity, complex ...
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