Occam

American  

[ok-uhm] / ˈɒk əm /

Or Ockham

noun

1. William of, died 1349?, English scholastic philosopher.

---

Occam British  

/ ˈɒkəm /

noun

1. a variant spelling of (William of) Ockham

---

Other Word Forms

• Occamism noun
• Occamist noun
• Occamistic adjective
• Occamite noun

Example Sentences

“Surely there is nothing strange about that. The simplest explanation is often the best, Master Gogolev. It is the lesson of Occam’s Razor. I would expect a professional educator to know that.”

From Literature

While Endres acknowledges the idea as logically possible, he notes that it runs counter to Occam's razor, the principle that favors simpler explanations.

From Science Daily

Asked what he would have done different four years ago, Baffert offered an Occam’s razor kind of answer.

From Los Angeles Times

The puzzle here might have been solved by the application of Occam’s razor, had all the variables been known at the time.

From New York Times

The principle of Occam's razor, which holds that the simplest explanation for any phenomenon is most likely the right one, applies here.

From Salon