Hypotheses are not to be multiplied without necessity.
-- Occam's Razor
-- Occam's Razor
Related:
- Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem.
(Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity.)
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"Entities should not be multiplied without necessity." aka
"Entia non sunt multiplicanda sine necessitate." aka
"Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem."
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( while attributed to William Occam, this sentence... - Pluralitas non ponenda est sine necessitate.
(Multiplicity is not to be asserted when it is unnecessary.)
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