principle of economy
Britishnoun
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I would say that principle of economy was important here—but it’s just as important in a longer story.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 29, 2014
It seems better to employ the principle of economy known as Occam’s razor and cut out all the features of the theory that cannot be observed.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
We should therefore use the principle of economy and cut them out of the theory.
From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking
In addition to the effects of disuse, the principle of economy of growth, already alluded to in this chapter, would lead to the still further reduction of all superfluous parts.
From The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin, Charles
Anything which confuses the spectator, which leaves him in doubt, which keeps him guessing, is contrary to Spencer's principle of "economy of attention," as important in the other arts as it is in rhetoric.
From Inquiries and Opinions by Matthews, Brander
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