parsimony
/ˈpɑrsəˌmoʊni/
noun
- Extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources; stinginess.
- The charity was frustrated by the parsimony of the wealthy donor.
- She criticized the government's parsimony in funding public schools.
- His parsimony was legendary — he never bought new clothes.
- The principle of using the simplest explanation or the fewest assumptions (especially in science and logic).
- The biologist applied parsimony to choose the simplest evolutionary tree.
- In philosophy, parsimony helps avoid unnecessary complexity in arguments.
- Occam's razor is a famous principle of parsimony in scientific reasoning.
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