Principle of least effort
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Principle of least effort
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The principle of least effort is a broad theory that covers diverse fields from evolutionary biology to webpage design. It postulates that animals, people, and even well-designed machines will naturally choose the path of least resistance or "effort." It is closely related to many other similar principles. This is perhaps best known, or at least documented, among researchers in the field of library and information science. Their principle states that an information-seeking client will tend to us
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Idea that agents prefer to do what's easiest
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principle_of_least_effort
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2024-03-06T23:46:25Z
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