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OCCAMFranciscan friar known for his law of parsimony in problem solving (5)
COMTEFrench philosopher best known for his "Law of three changes"
KEPLERScientist known for his laws of planetary motion
ALGORITHMSIn computer science, finite numbers of precise rules or steps followed in problem solving (10)
TOOLKITAssumed student plugged in problem-solving software? (7)
NOMINALISMPRINCIPLE
Law of parsimony
OCCAMSRAZORLaw of parsimony
ISAACFirst name of the physicist whose apple tree at Woolsthorpe Manor is said to have inspired his law of universal gravitation (5)
RAZOROld "scrape, shave", today's sharp-edged "cut-throat" device with which to tonsure after a hot bathe and metaphorically reflected in a "shaving away" principle of parsimony that William of Ockham gave
DRACOGreek famous for his laws
ISAACNEWTONPhysicist noted particularly for his law of gravitation (5,6)
NEWTONWho (Sir Isaac ___) is noted particularly for his law of gravitation? (6)
SIENANew York college named after a Franciscan friar
HUBERHis law is to go to the prison hub with hesitation after working outside for the day (5)
STFRANCISFriar known for his patronage of animals
THORNDIKEPsychologist whose study of the learning ability of hungry cats to escape from his "puzzle box" invention contributed towards our understanding of how habits are formed and his "law of effect" (9)
MCCOYHis "Law & Order" character
BOYLEHis law relates to thermodynamics
GREEDParsimony
SCRIMExhibit parsimony