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Occam's razor

Known as: Occum's razor, Okkum's razor, Occam’s Razor 
Occam's razor (also written as Ockham's razor, and lex parsimoniae in Latin, which means law of parsimony) is a problem-solving principle attributed… 
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AIXIAbductive reasoningAkaike information criterionAlgorithmic information theory

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
SALSA: Systematic logic synthesis of approximate circuits
Approximate computing has emerged as a new design paradigm that exploits the inherent error resilience of a wide range of… 
Review
2011
Review
2011
Agent-based simulation of innovation diffusion: a review
Mathematical modeling of innovation diffusion has attracted strong academic interest since the early 1960s. Traditional diffusion… 
Review
2008
Review
2008
Applications of stable isotope analyses to avian ecology
In the past 20 years the use of stable isotope analysis has become increasingly common in ecological studies. In fact, in some… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Expected EPS and EPS Growth as Determinants of Value By
This paper develops a parsimonious model relating a firm's price per share to, (i), next year expected earnings per share (eps… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Diagnosis of continuous valued systems in transient operating regions
The complexity of present day embedded systems (continuous processes controlled by digital processors), and the increased demands… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
A phylogenetic analysis of the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae (Arachnida, Araneae)
We present the first cladistic analysis focused at the tribal and subfamily level of the orb-weaving spider family Araneidae. The… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Bayesian Learning for Neural Networks
Artificial "neural networks" are widely used as flexible models for classification and regression applications, but questions… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
HISTORICAL BIOGEOGRAPHY: Introduction to Methods
The five basic historical biogeographic methods are: dispersalism, phyloge­ netic biogeography, panbiogeography, cladistic… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Evolving Optimal Neural Networks Using Genetic Algorithms with Occam's Razor
Genetic algorithms have had two primary applications for neural networks: optimization of network architecture, and training… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
A Unified Model of Cabinet Dissolution in Parliamentary Democracies
The literature on cabinet duration is split between two apparently irreconcilable positions. The attributes theorists seek to… 
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