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the art of subtracting everything until only the unbreakable remains.

means the quality of being easy to understand or do, free from complication, fuss, or unnecessary parts.

from From Latin simplex, meaning 'single, plain, uncompounded' — a fusion of sim- (one, the same) and a root tied to plicare, 'to fold.' So simplicity is, at heart, something folded just oncea single layer, no hidden creases. The word reached English through Old French simplicite, carrying that ancient image of the unfolded and the unmultiplied.

design lawDieter Rams listed it as principle ten of ten
math echoEinstein wanted things simple, but not simpler
latin rootmeans 'one fold,' the opposite of duplicity
hard workPascal apologized for a long letter, lacking time to shorten it
physics biasOccam's razor cuts toward the fewest assumptions
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