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RATIONALISATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
Synonyms:
rationalisation; rationalization; systematisation; systematization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rationalisation" is a kind of...):
organisation; organization (the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rationalisation"):
codification (the act of codifying; arranging in a systematic order)
formalisation; formalization (the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions))
Derivation:
rationalise (think rationally; employ logic or reason)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
Synonyms:
rationalisation; rationalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rationalisation" is a kind of...):
organisation; organization (the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business)
Derivation:
rationalise (structure and run according to rational or scientific principles in order to achieve desired results)
Sense 3
Meaning:
(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
Synonyms:
rationalisation; rationalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("rationalisation" is a kind of...):
simplification (elimination of superfluous details)
Domain category:
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
Derivation:
rationalise (remove irrational quantities from)
Sense 4
Meaning:
The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
Synonyms:
rationalisation; rationalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("rationalisation" is a kind of...):
explanation (thought that makes something comprehensible)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "rationalisation"):
raison d'etre (reason for being)
Derivation:
rationalise (defend, explain, clear away, or make excuses for by reasoning)
Sense 5
Meaning:
(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
Synonyms:
rationalisation; rationalization
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural processes
Hypernyms ("rationalisation" is a kind of...):
defence; defence mechanism; defence reaction; defense; defense mechanism; defense reaction ((psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires)
Domain category:
psychiatry; psychological medicine; psychopathology (the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders)
