Lex Parsimoniae is more commonly known in English as Occam's Razor (also spelt Ockham's Razor), after the medieval philosopher William of Ockham who made great use of this methodological principle.There are several Latin formulations of Occam's Razor including:
Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem. (Entities must not be multiplied beyond necessity.)
Pluralitas non est ponenda sine necessitate. (Plurality should not be posited without necessity.)
Frustra fit per plura quod potest fieri per pauciora. (It is futile to do with more things that which can be done with fewer.)
Numquam ponenda est pluralitas sine necessitate (Plurality must never be posited without necessity.)
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