English Dictionary

parsimony principle

固有名詞

(evolutionary biology) The hypothesis that the phylogeny which includes the fewest character changes is the one most likely to be correct.

日本語の意味

（進化生物学において）最も少ない形質変化を持つ系統樹（進化系統）が、正しい可能性が高いとする仮説。

When reconstructing evolutionary trees, many biologists rely on the parsimony principle to favor the tree with the fewest character changes.

系統樹を再構築する際、多くの生物学者は、最も少ない形質変化を含む系統樹が最も正しい可能性が高いという最小変化の原理に頼る。

意味（1）

(evolutionary biology) The hypothesis that the phylogeny which includes the fewest character changes is the one most likely to be correct.

the parsimony principle （ canonical ）