Parsimony

/pˈɑːsɪmənɪ/

/ˈpɑɹsəˌmoʊni/

Parsimony

avoiding excess or waste in expenditure or consumption, and only using what is necessary

an excessive or pathological unwillingness to spend

synonyms : closeness

Examples

1. For seven years, Pete, AKA Mr. Money Mustache, has been preaching parsimony on his popular blog.

2. And perhaps considerations of theoretical parsimony also go in my favour here.

3. But parsimony, in this context, say hey, we're trying to be cheap with complexity.

4. I practiced the practice of parsimony to come up with the simplest explanation, but there are more complicated explanations.