What is the meaning of rationalization?

noun

  • 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.
  • Systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale.
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