parsimony

Adoption of the simplest explanation for an observation. Also stinginess or frugality in regards to economics and finance.

Vanguard must spend a lot of money on printing and mailing its statements, because of the extra paper involved. Undoubtedly, that was a tough decision for the company, which is known for its parsimony

by sug-almighty July 8, 2005

parsimony

When the parser you are writing keeps producing most obvious error messages or error messages that are obviously wrong. Also spelt pars_mony

I say old chap that parser you wrote has the parsimony property.

by neer do well July 31, 2023

of parsimony

The Principle "of parsimony" infers that a phenomena can be explained best with the simplest hypothesis that accounts for all the evidence. Since we can only tell the difference between something that is true and something that is false, by inferring our own observations and using the general rule to make a guess, adding entities to a hypothesis that are not accounted for by evidence results in a hypothesis that is not parsimonious and less believable than prior.

This is referred to and explained in Occam's Razor, which follows the same basic principle.

The word may also be used to infer simplicity, or the state of a hypothesis in which it explains a phenomenon using entities suggested by evidence, and no absolutely more.

"Your hypothesis for insert phenomena, i.e.gravitational effects derived from atomic warp of spacetime was fine until you added entity to it, we have no evidence for that, you're just making stuff up, we observed the electromagnetic fluctuation before in CERN, why do you need to make it more complex, just do the math and see if it works, trust me it seems accurate enough already. Just apply the Principle of parsimony!"

by Yared Scott February 1, 2016

Parsimonious

-Adjective

To hold on to every bit you can or try to use the bare minimum of what is needed

-Related words/phrases: Frugal, Ration, Small use, penny-pinching ect..

1) the teacher was very parsimonious and did not let the student use her supplies in fear of not having enough, and needing to buy more before his/her paycheck

Chad was Parsimonious when it came to his candy and when kids asked for some skittles he gave them one, just 1

by Serious Joker August 4, 2014

recursive parsonym

An acronym contained within an acronym and which is the same as the original acronym.

GNU is an acronym for "GNU's Not Unix." When the derivative acronym is expanded, the original acronym is repeated indefinitely. (Computer and Information Science)

"Yeah, and then he says to me, 'Did you notice that "GNU" is a recursive parsonym?'" "Like I give a f***." "What a flake."

by dreadsocks December 17, 2007

parsimonier

An individual who presses co-workers or friends to come up with the simplest solutions to problems.

Suzy is such a parsimonier, asking question after question to try and help us figure out how to make things as straightforward as possible. I guess it's efficient, but it can be a ton of questions.

by Stoolie May 29, 2014

Sparsimony

To save a top-notch attraction for the next visit. Adjective: sparsimonious, adj.

"So, you made it to The Big Apple! Did you get to Ollie's joint?"
"Naw! In a fit of sparsimony, we gave it a miss for next time!"

by Attika-Elvis October 25, 2009