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rationalisation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rationalization, systematisation, systematization |
| Type of | organization, organisation |
| Has types | codification, formalisation, formalization |
| Derivation | rationalise |
rationalisation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rationalization |
| Type of | organization, organisation |
| Derivation | rationalise |
rationalisation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rationalization |
| Type of | defence reaction, defence mechanism, defence, defense reaction, defense, defense mechanism |
rationalisation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rationalization |
| Type of | simplification |
| Derivation | rationalise |
rationalisation::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rationalization |
| Type of | explanation |
| Has types | raison d'etre |
| Derivation | rationalise |
Examples of rationalisation
rationalisation
Rationalisation of the Group's North American operations has now been completed.
From the hemscott.com
There was a great deal of loose talk and looser thinking about rationalisation.
From the guardian.co.uk
Again this demonstrates inconsistencies in the rail rationalisation undertaken.
From the en.wikipedia.org
For the time being, the problem is over-capacity, the solution is rationalisation.
From the economist.com
Now, even if it's just a rationalisation or an excuse, it's in the vocabulary.
From the economist.com
But rationalisation is a subject not well understood by the general racing public.
From the smh.com.au
This came across as wishful rationalisation of something that was forced upon him.
From the guardian.co.uk
And there could not be a more rational man to carry through a rationalisation.
From the guardian.co.uk
The east end terminating platforms have undergone significant rationalisation.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- Rationalization: (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- Rationalization: the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- Rationalization: (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- Rationalization: the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- Systematization: systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
- (rationalise) rationalize: structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results; "We rationalized the factory's production and raised profits"
- (rationalise) cut: weed out unwanted or unnecessary things; "We had to lose weight, so we cut the sugar from our diet"
- In elementary algebra root rationalisation is a process by which surds in the denominator of a fraction are eliminated.
- In sociology, rationalization (or rationalisation) is the process where by an increasing number of social actions become based on considerations of teleological efficiency or calculation rather than on motivations derived from morality, emotion, custom, or tradition. ...
