rationalization

Meanings

Plural: rationalizations

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
• The process or result of rationalizing, or expressing in rational terms.
• A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
• The reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency through the reallocation of resources and changes in its workforce.
• The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
• The simplification of an expression without changing its value.

Synonyms

consolidation, rationale, rationalisation, reasoning, systematisation, systematization