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rationalization |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rationalization \Ra`tion*al*i*za"tion\, n. The act or process of rationalizing. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rationalization n 1: the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason [syn: {rationalisation}] 2: a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening [syn: {rationalisation}] 3: (math) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation [syn: {rationalisation}] 4: systematic organization [syn: {systematization}, {systematisation}, {rationalisation}]
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