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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

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Doctors often invoke the principle of Occam’s razor, articulated by the 14th-century philosopher William of Occam, who posited that the simplest interpretation of any phenomenon is most likely the right one.

From New York Times • May 26, 2022

If William of Occam, medieval philosopher, were transported by time-travel to the present moment, he might not find everything to be unfamiliar.

From Washington Post • Dec. 11, 2020

William of Occam would have hated conspiracy theories.

From Time • Oct. 15, 2017

Occam would indicate a different answer: guilt, hypocrisy and betrayal.

From Washington Post • Dec. 8, 2014

The Realism of St. Thomas of Aquin was opposed by the Nominalism of Occam, and Fitz-Ralph found Oxford still agitated by the controversies that master had excited.

From Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, July 1865 by

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