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ˈsatisfice, -fise, v.
[Alteration of satisfy (influenced by L. satisfacĕre).]
1. trans. = satisfy v. Obs. exc. north. (see E.D.D.).
1561J. Daus tr. Bullinger on Apoc. (1573) 168 b, That their founders were nourished by suckyng of a wolfe: so haue all that people wolues mindes, neuer satisfised with bloud, euer greedy of dominion and hungryng after riches. 1597in Feuillerat Revels Q. Eliz. (1908) 417 The other officers will nott be satisficed. 1721Kelly Scot. Prov. 325 Satisfic'd, that is, satisfied.
2. intr. To decide on and pursue a course of action that will satisfy the minimum requirements necessary to achieve a particular goal. Hence ˈsatisficer; ˈsatisficing ppl. a. and vbl. n.
1956H. Simon in Psychol. Rev. LXIII. 129/2 Evidently, organisms adapt well enough to ‘satisfice’; they do not, in general, ‘optimize’. Ibid. 136/1 A ‘satisficing’ path, a path that will permit satisfaction at some specified level of all its needs. 1957― Models of Man iv. 205 The key..appeared to lie in substituting the goal of satisficing, of finding a good enough move, for the goal of minimaxing, of finding the best move. 1958March & Simon Organizations vi. 141 To optimize requires processes several orders of magnitude more complex than those required to satisfice. 1963G. P. E. Clarkson in A. R. Oxenfeldt Models of Markets ii. 340 Two important innovations..have occurred... The first of these is the modified concept of rational behavior known as ‘satisficing’ ... Important changes in the theory of the firm have been brought about by the introduction of the satisficing concept of behavior. 1967H. Simon in N. Rescher Logic of Decision & Action i. 19 It is easy to see how GPS can be made into a satisficer. 1973N.Y. Times 11 Feb. iii. 1/2 Big business executives don't really try to maximize profits but ‘satisfice’—that is, they try to make enough profit to keep stockholders and boards of directors happy without bringing the wrath of government regulators, consumer groups or business competitors down on them. 1977P. N. Khandwalla Design of Organizations xi. 404 To the seat-of-the-pants ‘satisficer’, scientific analysis may be acceptable in dealing with relatively trivial problems. 1977Janis & Mann Decision Making ii. 32 A much more serious flaw of this complex form of satisficing lies in its failure to ensure that the alternatives retained are..superior to those eliminated. |