What is Occam’s Razor?

The principle of Occam’s razor is often erroneous duplicated in the words:  “the simplest explanation is most likely the correct one.”  In medicine, Occam’s razor is sometimes used when a patient’s case becomes so complicated that the clinician or doctor looks to the most simplest solution.

Diagnostic parsimony advocates that when diagnosing a given injury, ailment, illness, or disease a doctor should strive to look for the fewest possible causes that will account for all the symptoms.