

1.1 Formulations before William of Ockham.

Since failing explanations can always be burdened with ad hoc hypotheses to prevent them from being falsified, simpler theories are preferable to more complex ones because they tend to be more testable. For each accepted explanation of a phenomenon, there may be an extremely large, perhaps even incomprehensible, number of possible and more complex alternatives. In the scientific method, Occam's razor is not considered an irrefutable principle of logic or a scientific result the preference for simplicity in the scientific method is based on the falsifiability criterion. Similarly, in science, Occam's razor is used as an abductive heuristic in the development of theoretical models rather than as a rigorous arbiter between candidate models. This philosophical razor advocates that when presented with competing hypotheses about the same prediction, one should select the solution with the fewest assumptions, and that this is not meant to be a way of choosing between hypotheses that make different predictions. 1287–1347), a scholastic philosopher and theologian, although he never used these words. The idea is frequently attributed to English Franciscan friar William of Ockham ( c. It is generally understood in the sense that with competing theories or explanations, the simpler one, for example a model with fewer parameters, is to be preferred. Occam's razor, Ockham's razor, Ocham's razor ( Latin: novacula Occami), also known as the principle of parsimony or the law of parsimony ( Latin: lex parsimoniae), is the problem-solving principle that "entities should not be multiplied beyond necessity". For the Australian radio program, see Radio National. For the aerial theatre company, see Ockham's Razor Theatre Company. The game is still remember to this day with fondness and is still played by the younger generation there is no doubt in my mind that this classic will continue to be reintroduced and remade and will continue to be played by many so that's the basic history of google snake."Ockham's razor" redirects here.

Released onto the internet this allowed for younger generations to reach the game and is now more popular than ever on sites such as Facebook and new gowns with so many outlets for the google snakeįranchise if I make all of that the game entered the collective conscience of our society although google snake was never an established trademark and it was never advertised. Nokia in 1998 as a preset games for many of their cell phones also beginning in the late 90s versions of the game were created with programs like flash and Widely recognized to this day apart from being played on video game consoles the game was also adopted by the self This game like many early classics has its roots in the arcades of the 70s it was first released to the public in 1976 by a company called gremlin under the name of blockade two years later itĮntered the world of computers with there lease of worms for the micro computers 18 from there the game spread to nearly all personal computers andĪdopted its lasting name of google snake as there was no one single owner of the game versions of it were created for nearly all major consoles and that is mainly the reason why it's so You're a google snake and you're crawling around endlessly trying to eat the food while staying away from the walls and staying away from your own ever-expanding tail pretty much all versions of this game and believe me there are plenty have the same principle and the only thing that's advanced is the graphics and the controls nothing else but I'm getting ahead of myself here let's look at where this all began. It's a classic arcade game called google snake unless you've been living under a rock the past 30 years you know what I'm talking about when I say google snake and unless you've lived under a boulder the last 30 years you've probably seen this game even if you don't recognize the name the principal of this game is very simple. In the history of gaming this is the most influential game in the video game universe,
