オッカムの剃刀かみそり

expression, noun

Occam's razor; Ockham's razor

A philosophical principle that the simplest explanation is usually the best. Used in academic and intellectual contexts.

• 科か学がく者しゃはオッカムの剃刀かみそりを使つかって仮か説せつを選えらぶことがある。

  Scientists sometimes use Occam's razor to choose between hypotheses.