undersimplification

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English

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Etymology

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From under- +‎ simplification.

Noun

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undersimplification (countable and uncountable, plural undersimplifications)

  1. (mathematics) Incomplete simplification
    • 2016 January 23, “Spatial Autocorrelation Approaches to Testing Residuals from Least Squares Regression”, in PLOS ONE‎[1], →DOI:
      Both oversimplification (e.g., explanatory variables are incomplete) and undersimplification (e.g., explanatory variables are redundant) of reality can lead to trustless explanation and unfaithful prediction.
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