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La cuchilla de Occam Explanation: Cuchilla de Occam o la hoja de Occam... es un principio filosófico que dice que cuando un fenómeno tiene varias explicaciones posibles, debe elegirse siempre la más sencilla, o sea, la que exija menos supuestos. Llamado "cuchilla" porque "corta" a través de la maraña de posibles explicaciones o soluciones. ¡Buena suerte! |
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La navaja de Occam Explanation: De acuerdo con la explicación anterior, pero estoy más acostumbrado a oír "la navaja". |
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see below Explanation: Para agregar a lo aportado por los colegas: "The philosophic principle of economy, which means that a scientific explanation should contain only those elements absolutely necessary" (de la Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins). El nombre viene de Guillermo de Occam, un franciscano inglés del siglo XIV, "who dissected every question as with a razor" Suerte con la traducción |
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"El axioma de Occam" Explanation: I would say in Spanish: El axioma de Occam asevera que la mejor explixcacio'n es generalmente la ma's simple. |
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see below Explanation: I agree with efh. Although it seems that different terms are used, a search on the Internet for "navaja de Occam" has yielded 95 hits, while the rest less than 8 or 9 hits. This proves that "la Navaja de Occam" is the most accepted term. Un saludo. |
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La navaja de Occam Explanation: This is the title of the book on the page below. Good luck. Reference: http://www.almagesto.com.ar/coleccion/minima/navajaoccam.htm |
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