rationalization : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rationalization	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rationalization
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rationalization n the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency Synonym(s): rationalization, rationalisation systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale Synonym(s): systematization, systematisation, rationalization, rationalisation
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rationalization \Ra`tionali*za"tion\, n. The act or process of rationalizing.