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Simplicity is the property, condition, or quality of being simple or un-combined. It often denotes beauty, purity or clarity. Simple things are usually easier to explain and understand than complicated ones. more...

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The opposite of simplicity is complexity. Simplicity can mean freedom from hardship, effort or confusion. It may also refer to a simple living lifestyle.

According to Occam's razor, all other things being equal, the simplest theory is the most likely to be true — hence the importance of the concept of simplicity in epistemology. According to Thomas Aquinas, God is infinitely simple.

In MCS cognition theory, simplicity is the property of a domain which requires very little information to be exhaustively described. This is the contrary of complexity.

Members of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) practice the Testimony of Simplicity, which is the simplifying of one's life in order to focus on things that are most important and disregard or avoid things that are least important.

Simplicity (simplism) is sometimes used as a synonym or euphemism for stupidity.

Simplicity in the philosophy of science

Simplicity is a meta-scientific criterion by which to evaluate competing theories. See also Occam's Razor and references. The similar concept of Parsimony is also used in philosophy of science, that is the explanation of a phenomanon which is the least involved is held to have superior value to a more involved one.

Simplicity in language

Some constructed languages have taken the beauty of simplicity as a design goal. For example, Toki Pona has only 118 words.

Quotes

"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler." – Albert Einstein (1879–1955); "Our lives are frittered away by detail; simplify, simplify." – Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862); "Simplicity means the achievement of maximum effect with minimum means." – Dr. Koichi Kawana, architect, designer of botanical gardens; "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication." – Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519); "If you can't describe it simply, you can't use it simply." – Anon; "Simplicity of character is the natural result of profound thought." – Unknown;

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