law of parsimony वाक्य

William of Ockham ( c . 1285-c . 1347 ) bolstered empiricism with his own Law of Parsimony, or Ockham's Razor : when multiple ways exist to explain a datum, go with the one that requires the fewest theoretical assumptions.
The Northern Ireland crisis got an unexpected metaphorical reference in a book by S . R . Ranganathan, as " making an Ulster of the . . . law of parsimony ", complaining about the harmful effects of low budget on the good functioning of a library.