Razor

For a discussion of both uses of Occam's razor in biology, see Sober's article "Let's Razor Ockham's Razor" (1990).

Asked if razor wire works to deter border crossings, Kirby retorted, “Does razor wire work for what?

For example, I swapped a disposable plastic razor for a reusable stainless steel-handled shaver – the metal razor blades inside, once blunt, can be recycled.

Sophia admitted bringing a straight razor along her leg was 'terrifying', so she opted instead to use the safety razor to remove one patch of hair.

For a specific example of MML as Occam's razor in the problem of decision tree induction, see Dowe and Needham's "Message Length as an Effective Ockham's Razor in Decision Tree Induction".

Knife-edge width Before the advent of the CCD beam profiler, the beam width was estimated using the knife-edge technique: slice a laser beam with a razor and measure the power of the clipped beam as a function of the razor position.

Many edible clams are roughly oval-shaped or triangular; however, razor clams have an elongated parallel-sided shell, suggesting an old-fashioned straight razor.

Razor wire—long-barb type on top of a chain link privacy-fence surrounding a utility power sub-station Barbed tape or razor wire is a mesh of metal strips with sharp edges whose purpose is to prevent passage by humans.

A 5.5 meter fence, topped with razor wire, has stood at the border with for a year now.

After one of the men tries to rape her, she decides to take revenge, killing her attacker with a razor blade.

A North East pizza shop has left the internet in hysterics, with its razor sharp comebacks to negative Just Eat reviews.

A razor sharp wit, he was always early & looked like a… pic.

At Pharmacia Felicidade, Arroz de Lingueirão, razor clam rice, is a must-have.

Back up and Priest catches him on the ropes and hits a Razor’s Edge for the pin at 14:20.

Because of their razor-thin majority, McCarthy’s management staff might afford to lose solely 4 GOP votes on the principles package deal for the brand new Congress.

Billed as The Resurrection Tour, this show brings acts from the vault of the Melbourne show - live rock music, sultry burlesque, fancy costumes and razor-edged comedy.

But the battle for the second open seat has amounted to a razor-thin race between incumbent Katy Frisch and school board newcomer Cassie Harrelson.

Do not cut into the bitten area with a knife or a razor.

Fighting was his thing, especially with a concealed blade or razor.

Florida Republican Rick Scott is a multimillionaire who can pour huge sums of his own money into the contest and has won three statewide races in Florida by razor-thin margins.