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* origin
* origin
** William of Ockham (c. 1285–1349) English Franciscan friar and logician
** William of Ockham (c. 1285–1349) English Franciscan friar and logician
*** practiced economy in logicd
*** practiced economy in logic
*** "entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity"
*** "entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity"
* term "Occam's Razor" developed later  
* term "Occam's Razor" developed later  
** "razor" = knife to cut away uneccessary assumptions
** "razor" = knife to cut away unnecessary assumptions
* Occam's razor for students:
* Occam's razor for students:
** to evaluate opposing theories
** to evaluate opposing theories
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*** see also sufficiency in logic
*** see also sufficiency in logic
* note: Occam's Razor has been used by philosophers to deny any explanations that include God or religion (see "Blame it on Calvin & Luther," by Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal, Jan 14, 2012)
* note: Occam's Razor has been used by philosophers to deny any explanations that include God or religion (see "Blame it on Calvin & Luther," by Barton Swaim, Wall Street Journal, Jan 14, 2012)


=== Heinlein's Razor ===
=== Heinlein's Razor ===