noun
parsimony
Parsimony (noun) means a strong unwillingness to spend money unless it is truly needed.
noun
1
A strong unwillingness to spend money unless it is truly needed.
2
The use of the smallest possible number of resources or explanations to solve something.
"We used three search heuristics, Bayesian inference, maximum likelihood, and maximum parsimony, to construct phylogenies from unique COI haplotypes and used default parameters for analyses unless otherwise noted."
— Boyd A. Mori et al (2019)
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Etymology
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.
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thrift
closeness
minginess
tightfistedness
parsimoniousness
tightness
niggardness
meanness
niggardliness
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What is the meaning of parsimony?
"parsimony" (noun) means a strong unwillingness to spend money unless it is truly needed.
What is another word for parsimony?
Other words for "parsimony" include thrift, closeness, minginess, tightfistedness, parsimoniousness, tightness.
What is the opposite of parsimony?
The opposite of "parsimony" is bounty.
What are the different meanings of parsimony?
"parsimony" has 2 main meanings: 1. A strong unwillingness to spend money unless it is truly needed; 2. The use of the smallest possible number of resources or explanations to solve something.
