different between parsimony vs cheapness

English

Etymology

From Middle English parcimonie, from Middle French parsimonie, from Latin parsim?nia (“frugality, sparingness”), from pars-, past participle stem of parcere (“to spare”), + -monia, suffix signifying action, state, or condition.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?p??.s?.?mo?.ni/
• Hyphenation: par?si?mony

Noun

parsimony (usually uncountable, plural parsimonies)

1. Great reluctance to spend money unnecessarily.

   Synonyms: stinginess, frugality, economy; see also Thesaurus:stingy, Thesaurus:frugal

   • 1848, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 9:

     If mere parsimony could have made a man rich, Sir Pitt Crawley might have become very wealthy […]

2. (by extension) The principle of using the fewest resources or explanations to solve a problem.

Derived terms

• parsimonious

Translations

See also

• Occam's razor

Further reading

• parsimony in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• parsimony in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• parsimony on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

English

Etymology

From cheap +? -ness.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?t?i?pn?s/

Noun

cheapness (usually uncountable, plural cheapnesses)

1. The state of being cheap.

   Synonyms: frugality, parsimony, thriftiness

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