What does parsimony mean?
Definitions for parsimony
ˈpɑr səˌmoʊ nipar·si·mo·ny
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Princeton's WordNet
parsimony, parsimoniousness, thrift, penny-pinchingnoun
extreme care in spending money; reluctance to spend money unnecessarily
meanness, minginess, niggardliness, niggardness, parsimony, parsimoniousness, tightness, tightfistedness, closenessnoun
extreme stinginess
Wiktionary
parsimonynoun
Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.
parsimonynoun
By analogy from (1), principle of using the least resources or explanations to solve a problem.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
PARSIMONYnoun
Frugality; covetousness; niggardliness; saving temper.
Etymology: parsimonia, Latin.
The ways to enrich are many: parsimony is one of the best, and yet is not innocent; for it withholdeth men from works of liberality. Francis Bacon.
These people, by their extreme parsimony, soon grow into wealth from the smallest beginnings. Jonathan Swift.
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parsimony
Parsimony refers to the quality of being careful with spending or using resources, such as money or time; showing frugality or stinginess. In a broader and scientific context like in research or phylogenetics, it refers to the principle that the simplest explanation or hypothesis is the most likely to be correct.
Webster Dictionary
Parsimonynoun
closeness or sparingness in the expenditure of money; -- generally in a bad sense; excessive frugality; niggardliness
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Parsimony
pär′si-mun-i, n. sparingness in the spending of money: frugality: niggardliness.—adj. Parsimō′nious, sparing in the use of money: frugal to excess: niggardly: covetous.—adv. Parsimō′niously.—n. Parsimō′niousness. [Fr.,—L. parsimonia, parcimonia—parcĕre, to spare.]
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of parsimony in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of parsimony in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
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- parsimony, sparsomhedDanish
- Sparsamkeit, GeizGerman
- parsimoniaSpanish
- säästäväisyysFinnish
- parcimonieFrench
- barainnIrish
- parcimonieLatin
- sparsommelighetNorwegian
- vrekkigheid, zuinigheidDutch
- skąpstwo, oszędnośćPolish
- parcimóniaPortuguese
- cumpătare, parcimonieRomanian
- скряжничество, скупость, бережливостьRussian
- oskudnost, štedljivost, škrtostSerbo-Croatian
- sparsamhet, snålhetSwedish
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