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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
parsimony /ˈpɑːsɪməni/
▶noun extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources.
– phrases
principle (or law) of parsimony the scientific principle that things are usually connected in the simplest or most economical way.
principle (or law) of parsimony the scientific principle that things are usually connected in the simplest or most economical way.
– origin ME: from L. parsimonia, parcimonia, from parcere ‘be sparing’.
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