The fewer the better
Synonyms for "the fewer the better" (21 found)
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minimization rulemodel simplicityparsimoniousparsimony principleproverbrecommended principlesayingsimplification principlesimplifiedthe smaller the better
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17 entriesOccams razoraphorismausterecolloquialismdesign principleeconomyexperimental axiommaximmottoparsimoniousparsimonyparsimony principleprinciplereduction principlesimplicity principlesparsity
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16 entriesdesign principleeconomical designfew data pointsfew resourcesfewer distractionsfewer errorsfewer parametersfewer questionsfewer resourcesfewer side effectsfewer variablesfewest assumptionsminimalism approachmodel simplicityparsimony principlereduced complexity