william of occam

1. 1.

   English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349)

   SynonymsOccamOckhamWilliam of Ockham

   Broaderphilosopher

Questions about william of occam

What does william of occam mean?

william of occam means "English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam's Razor (1285-1349)".

What is another word for william of occam?

Close synonyms include Occam, Ockham, William of Ockham. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is william of occam a common word?

william of occam is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.