Ockham

Occam or Ockham may refer to:

  • William of Ockham, the Medieval philosopher
  • Ockham Development Group, Oncology CRO
  • Ockham, Surrey, believed to be the birthplace of the philosopher
  • Occam's razor, a methodological principle named after the philosopher
  • Ockham's Razor Theatre Company, an aerial theatre company
  • occam programming language, also named after the philosopher
  • Occam Process, a method for the manufacture of populated, printed circuit boards
  • Office of Cancer Complementary and Alternative Medicine, an office of the National Cancer Institute
  • Oxford Centre for Collaborative Applied Mathematics, a research centre at the University of Oxford

Famous quotes containing the word ockham:

    A plurality should not be asserted without necessity.
    —William Of Ockham (1300–1348)