what is Occam’s Razor?
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Occam’s razor is a philosophical concept that says that when you are faced with competing hypotheses, you should tend towards the one that makes fewer assumptions.
In layman’s terms, pick the simpler explanation.
There’s an old saying “when you hear hoof beats at the ranch, think horses, not zebras.” That’s a good example of Occam’s Razor. You hear hoof beats – what’s a more likely explanation – a horse, or a zebra? Well for it to be a zebra, how did it get here? Did it escape from the zoo? From some rich guy’s private compound? For it to be a horse, well, we’re at a ranch, that’s where horses live!
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