Talk:Occam's razor
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Rfv-sense: "The principle that entities should not be needlessly multiplied." I'm not sure I fully understand what this sense means, but I'm only familiar with the other sense ("The principle of preferring the simpler of two competing theories."). —Granger (talk · contribs) 17:40, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
- I think they basically mean the same thing. bd2412 T 20:02, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
- I agree. You might have a complicated theory with 100 parallel universes; without strong evidence, this is "multiplying" the universe "beyond necessity", because there's only one universe we can see and interact with. Maybe could merge the defs to make it extra clear. Equinox ◑ 23:20, 30 September 2017 (UTC)
RFV-failed Kiwima (talk) 01:27, 1 November 2017 (UTC)
the idea of a razor as a tool that trims or shaves[edit]
Could somebody please elaborate a bit further its significance to the headword? --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:23, 2 May 2022 (UTC)