2019-6-28 · Occam's razor (also Ockham's razor or Ocham's razor (Latin: novacula Occami); is the problem-solving principle that states "entities should not be multiplied unnecessarily". The idea is attributed to English Franciscan friar William of Ockham (c. 1287–1347), a scholastic philosopher and theologian. It is sometimes misrepresented in pop ...