What scientific theorey inculdes the word razor?

zbeckabee

Occam's Razor Occam's razor (sometimes spelled Ockham's razor) is a principle attributed to the 14th-century English logician and Franciscan friar William of Ockham. The principle states that the explanation of any phenomenon should make as few assumptions as possible, eliminating those that make no difference in the observable predictions of the explanatory hypothesis or theory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Occam%27s_Razor Jan 30 08, 9:22 PM

Baloo55th

Strictly, it isn't a scientific theory, as it is not a matter that can be proved or disproved. It is a principle not a theory. It should be used when evaluating data, as when trying out a theory. Jan 31 08, 1:29 PM