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rationalization::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rationalisation, systematisation, systematization |
| Type of | organization, organisation |
| Has types | codification, formalisation, formalization |
| Derivation | rationalize |
rationalization::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rationalisation |
| Type of | organization, organisation |
| Derivation | rationalize |
rationalization::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 | rationalisation |
| Type of | defence reaction, defence mechanism, defence, defense reaction, defense, defense mechanism |
rationalization::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 | rationalisation |
| Type of | simplification |
| Derivation | rationalize |
rationalization::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | rationalisation |
| Type of | explanation |
| Has types | raison d'etre |
| Derivation | rationalize |
Examples of rationalization
rationalization
So you're forewarned about my predilections, or my capacity for rationalization.
From the ocregister.com
A control group wasn't questioned on sacrifices or cued with a rationalization.
From the post-gazette.com
Is that a rationalization, or has this tanking economy caused me to lose my mind?
From the washingtonpost.com
Time will tell whether that's prescient insight or self-deluding rationalization.
From the wordplay.blogs.nytimes.com
We say that's rationalization for wanting to be the cool parents in the crowd.
From the dailyherald.com
However, I must disagree with the rationalization for the Libyan intervention.
From the swampland.blogs.time.com
That's exactly the sort of recessionary rationalization that charity leaders fear.
From the time.com
Your mind however will constantly play games with you through rationalization.
From the bostonherald.com
The process of rationalization, however, can obscure the intent of self-deception.
From the en.wikipedia.org
- The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- 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
- (rationalize) apologize: defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning; "rationalize the child's seemingly crazy behavior"; "he rationalized his lack of success"
- In economics, rationalization is an attempt to change a pre-existing ad hoc workflow into one that is based on a set of published rules. There is a tendency in modern times to quantify experience, knowledge, and work. ...
- In psychology and logic, rationalization (or making excuses) is a defense mechanism in which perceived controversial behaviors or feelings are explained in a rational or logical manner to avoid the true explanation, to differentiate from the original deterministic explanation, of the behavior or ...
- In elementary algebra root rationalisation is a process by which surds in the denominator of a fraction are eliminated.
