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Parsimony

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Ordered isomorphism and parsimony are universal laws of nature. Consideration has been given to the ordered isomorphs in systems composed of crystal structures, cation charges in minerals, indices for dimensions of physical quantities, compositions of homomolecular structures, etc. It is shown that parsimony is a general law and nature is an “architect of sustained styles.”

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Translated from Kristallografiya, Vol. 46, No. 1, 2001, pp. 10–18.

Original Russian Text Copyright © 2001 by Smirnova.

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Smirnova, N.L. Parsimony. Crystallogr. Rep. 46, 4–12 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1134/1.1343117

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