when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- horses, not zebras
- when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras
- when you hear hoofbeats, look for horses, not zebras
Etymology
[edit]Coined by American medical researcher Theodore Woodward.
Proverb
[edit]when you hear hoofbeats, think of horses, not zebras
- (medicine, informal) When diagnosing a patient's symptoms, common ailments should be considered as more probable than rare ones.
See also
[edit]- Occam's razor
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