parsimony

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noun

Plural noun:

parsimonies

1.
(uncountable, usually)Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
Near-synonyms: (usually admirable) frugality, economy, thrift, thriftiness; (excessive degree) tightness, stinginess; (extreme degree) miserliness; see also Thesaurus:frugal, Thesaurus:stingy
Đồng nghĩa: frugality, economy, thrift, thriftiness, tightness, stinginess, miserliness
2.
(broadly, uncountable, usually)(by extension) The quality or characteristic of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.
Đồng nghĩa: economy, efficiency, frugality, sparingness

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Đồng nghĩa

frugality economy thrift thriftiness tightness stinginess miserlinessefficiencysparingness

Cùng gốc / liên quan

law of parsimonyparsimony principleprinciple of parsimonyparsimoniousOccam's razorparsimony principle, principle of parsimony

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Nguồn gốc từ

From Middle English parcimonie, from Middle French parsimonie, from Latin parsimōnia (frugality, sparingness), from pars-, past participle stem of parcere (to spare), + -monia, suffix signifying action, state, or condition.