奧卡姆剃刀

简 奥卡姆剃刀 · 繁 奧卡姆剃刀
Mandarin · pinyin Ào kǎ mǔ tì dāo

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  1. Occam's razor
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奧
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卡
kǎ · card, punch card; calorie
姆
mǔ · child's governess; matron
剃
tì · shave
刀
dāo · knife; old coin; measure
奥
ào · mysterious, obscure, profound
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4–3–3–4–1 · Ao4 ka3 mu3 ti4 dao1

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ou3 kaa1 mou5 tai3 dou1

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noun

  1. (epistemology) Occam's razor

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