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English noun: rationalization | |||
| 1. | rationalization (cognition) the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason | ||
| Synonyms | rationalisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | explanation | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | raison d'etre | ||
| 2. | rationalization (process) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening | ||
| Synonyms | rationalisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction | ||
| Domain category | psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology | ||
| 3. | rationalization (act) (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation | ||
| Synonyms | rationalisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | simplification | ||
| Domain category | math, mathematics, maths | ||
| 4. | rationalization (act) the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency | ||
| Synonyms | rationalisation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | organisation, organization | ||
| 5. | rationalization (act) systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale | ||
| Synonyms | rationalisation, systematisation, systematization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | organisation, organization | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | codification, formalisation, formalization | ||
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