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Old Tue Aug 16, 2022, 11:43am
BillyMac BillyMac is offline
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Occam's Razor ...

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Originally Posted by Lcubed48 View Post
KISS, an acronym for keep it simple stupid ... Variations on the phrase include: "Keep it simple, silly", "keep it short and simple", "keep it short and sweet", "keep it simple and straightforward", "keep it small and simple" ... or "keep it sweet and simple".
Thanks Lcubed48. I didn't think that JRutledge would call me "stupid".

As a scientist, I prefer Occam's Razor, the problem-solving principle that "entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity", in other words, with competing explanations, the simpler one is preferred.

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