Term: occam's razor: the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred
Candidate hypernym: principle: a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system → 1
Candidate hypernym: councillorship: the position of council member → 0
Candidate hypernym: lady's maid: a maid who is a lady's personal attendant → 0
Candidate hypernym: blanquillo: important marine food fishes → 0
Candidate hypernym: skateboarding: the sport of skating on a skateboard → 0
Candidate hypernym: atrioventricular node: a node of specialized heart muscle located in the septal wall of the right atrium; receives impulses from the sinoatrial node and transmits them to atrioventricular bundle → 0
Candidate hypernym: beau geste: a gracious (but usually meaningless) gesture → 0
Candidate hypernym: male body: the body of a male human being → 0
Candidate hypernym: trestle: a supporting tower used to support a bridge → 0
Candidate hypernym: cowboy: a hired hand who tends cattle and performs other duties on horseback → 0
Candidate hypernym: justification: the act of defending or explaining or making excuses for by reasoning; - H.J.Muller → 0