Parsimony

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Unusual or excessive frugality; extreme economy or stinginess.
  • n. Adoption of the simplest assumption in the formulation of a theory or in the interpretation of data, especially in accordance with the rule of Ockham's razor.
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  • n. Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
  • n. By analogy from (1), principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Sparingness in the use or expenditure of means; most commonly, excessive or unnecessary economy; stinginess; niggardliness.
  • n. Synonyms Stinginess, niggardliness, penuriousness. See penurious.
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  • n. extreme stinginess
  • n. extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    frugality    frugalness   
    Cross Reference
    law of parsimony    Occam's Razor   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    closeness    stinginess    illiberality    covetousness    economy   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    frugality    meanness    forethought    imprudence    stinginess   
     
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