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Sutak's Fifth Principle was a concept in Vulcan culture, which stated that the simplest explanation was usually the correct one. When Ambassador Spock cited Sutak's Fifth Principle in 2375, Data assumed he was invoking the Human principle known as Occam's Razor. (TNG novel: I, Q)

See also: T'Plana-Hath's Razor