Alexandros comments on Open Thread June 2010, Part 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Alexandros 13 June 2010 06:54:01PM 0 points [-]

Are there cases where occam's razor results in a tie, or is there proof that it always yields a single solution?

Comment author: mwaser 13 June 2010 10:18:19PM 2 points [-]

Yes. There are cases where occam's razor results in a tie (or, at least, indistinguishably close).

Comment author: Larks 13 June 2010 07:04:51PM 1 point [-]

Consider the spin on an arbitrary particle in deep space, or whether or not an arbitrary digit of pi is even.