occam's razor

나 또한 즐겨쓰는 표현,  '오캄의 칼날'. 그 기원에 대하여 정확히 알고 있지 못 하고 있었다.

occam's razor
A rule in science and philosophy stating that entities should not be multiplied needlessly. This rule is interpreted to mean that the simplest of two or more competing theories is preferable and that an explanation for unknown phenomena should first be attempted in terms of what is already known. Also called law of parsimony. ...more

오캄은 occam 혹은 ockham이라고도 적는구나.