TechnologyAugust 24, 2026

parsimonious

PAR-suh-MOH-nee-us

Definition

In the context of statistical modeling or data analysis, describing a model that is efficient, simple, and explains the data using the minimum number of necessary variables or parameters.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin 'parsimonia' (sparingness/frugality), the term entered English in the 17th century to describe being extremely sparing or stingy, eventually being adapted in science to mean the principle of using the simplest possible explanation.

In the news

The article uses the term to refer to a 'parsimonious solution' in fsQCA analysis, which is the most streamlined version of the model that includes only the most critical, core causal conditions.

The influence of designer identity on design majors’ intention to use AIGC tools: an SEM-fsQCA analysis in China

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