Simple English/Occam's razor

Occam's razor (or Ockham's razor) is a principle from philosophy.

Suppose there exist two explanations for an occurrence.

In this case the one that requires the smallest number of assumptions is usually correct.

Another way of saying it is that the more assumptions you have to make, the more unlikely an explanation.

Occam's razor applies especially in the philosophy of science, but also more generally. [[Category:A]]