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Albert Einstein

The great aim of science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms.

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Albert Einstein

The grand aim of all science is to cover the greatest number of empirical facts by logical deduction from the smallest number of hypotheses or axioms. www.english-slang.com

a number

[a number] {n.} A rather large number; numbers. - Used when there arc more than several and fewer than many. * /The parents were invited to see the program, and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

any number

[any number] {n.}, {informal} A large number; many. * /There are any number of reasons for eating good food./ * /Don't ask George what his excuse is. He can invent […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

get one's number

[get one's number] or [have one's number] {v. phr.}, {informal} To find out or know what kind of person somebody is. * /The boys soon had the new student's number./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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dare say

[dare say] {v. phr.} To think probable; suppose; believe. - Used in first person. * /Mary is unhappy now but I dare say she […]

shopworn

[shopworn] {adj.} A piece of merchandise that is offered below the usual price because it is slightly damaged or soiled. * […]

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(1896-1940), quoted in Sheilah Graham's Beloved Infidel Cut out all those exclamation points. An exclamation point is like […]

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doddle

[doddle] {n.} Something simple or easy to accomplish.

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