The fewer the better

Synonyms for "the fewer the better" (21 found)

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Noun(5 words)

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Noun(6 words)

Related words (10)

Noun(10 words)
minimization rulemodel simplicityparsimoniousparsimony principleproverbrecommended principlesayingsimplification principlesimplifiedthe smaller the better

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aphorismcomparative phrasedesign principledeterminant phrasefigurative languageguidelineidiomatic expressionmaximprincipleproverbquantifiersaying

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Occams razoraphorismausterecolloquialismdesign principleeconomyexperimental axiommaximmottoparsimoniousparsimonyparsimony principleprinciplereduction principlesimplicity principlesparsity

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Collocations

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design principleeconomical designfew data pointsfew resourcesfewer distractionsfewer errorsfewer parametersfewer questionsfewer resourcesfewer side effectsfewer variablesfewest assumptionsminimalism approachmodel simplicityparsimony principlereduced complexity

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