Occam

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒkəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ok′əm)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Oc•cam  (ok′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical William of, died 1349?, English scholastic philosopher.
Also, Ockham.  Oc′cam•ism, n. 
Oc′cam•ist, Oc′cam•ite′, n. 
Oc′cam•is′tic, adj. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Occam /ˈɒkəm/ n
  1. a variant spelling of (William of) Ockham
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Ock•ham  (ok′əm),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical William of. See Occam. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Ockham, Occam /ˈɒkəm/ n
  1. William of. died ?1349, English nominalist philosopher, who contested the temporal power of the papacy and ended the conflict between nominalism and realism
'Occam' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Occam's razor - Ockham - Ockham's razor - law of parsimony

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