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a) Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.b) By analogy from (1), principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem.See Also: parsimonious
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Parsimony — is a less is better concept of frugality, economy, stinginess or caution in arriving at a hypothesis or course of action. The word derives from Middle English parcimony , from Latin parsimonia , from parsus , past participle of parcere : to spare … Wikipedia
parsimony — par‧si‧mo‧ny [ˈpɑːsɪməni ǁ ˈpɑːrsˌmoʊni] noun [uncountable] formal extreme unwillingness to spend money: • The gap between government parsimony and the needs of sport is filled by commercial sponsorship. parsimonious adjective : • Some accuse… … Financial and business terms
Parsimony — Par si*mo*ny, n. [L. parsimonia, parcimonia; cf. parcere to spare, parsus sparing: cf. F. parcimonie.] Closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Awful … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
parsimony — parsimony, parsimonious The principle that the best statistical model among all satisfactory models is that with the fewest parameters. Hence, more generally, the principle which asserts that if it is possible to explain a phenomenon equally… … Dictionary of sociology
parsimony — (n.) early 15c., from L. parsimonia sparingness, frugality, from pars , stem of parsi, perf. tense of parcere to spare, save + monia, suffix signifying action, state, or condition … Etymology dictionary
parsimony — ► NOUN ▪ extreme unwillingness to spend money or use resources. DERIVATIVES parsimonious adjective. ORIGIN Latin parsimonia, parcimonia, from parcere be sparing … English terms dictionary
parsimony — [pär′sə mō΄nē] n. [ME parcimony < L parcimonia < parcere, to spare: akin to (com)pescere, to enclose, limit] a tendency to be over careful in spending; unreasonable economy; stinginess … English World dictionary
Parsimony — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Parsimony >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 parsimony parsimony parcity| Sgm: N 1 parsimoniousness parsimoniousness stinginess &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 stint stint Sgm: N 1 illiberality illiberality avarice … English dictionary for students
parsimony — [[t]pɑ͟ː(r)sɪməni, AM mo͟ʊni[/t]] N UNCOUNT (disapproval) Parsimony is extreme unwillingness to spend money. [FORMAL] Due to official parsimony only the one machine was built … English dictionary
parsimony — in phylogenetic systematics, the principle that the phylogeny requiring the least number of character changes is most likely correct (simpler is better). Use of many characters may swamp reversals and convergences as these are relatively rare and … Dictionary of ichthyology
parsimony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Excessive frugality Nouns 1. parsimony, parsimoniousness, stinginess, miserliness; illiberality, avarice, greed (see desire). See selfishness, economy. 2. miser, niggard, churl, skinflint, scrimp,… … English dictionary for students
