rationalization
IPA: ræʃʌnʌɫɪzˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- The process or result of rationalizing.
- A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
- A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.
- (psychiatry) The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
- (mathematics) The simplification of an expression without changing its value.
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Examples of "rationalization" in Sentences
- The above rationalization is funny.
- The claim is not a proof but a rationalization.