| 释义 |
Noun: rationalisation
Usage: Brit (=rationalization)
- (psychiatry) a defence mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening
- rationalization - The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
- rationalization - (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation
- rationalization - The organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
- rationalization - Systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
- systematization, systematisation [Brit], rationalization
Derived forms: rationalisations See also: rationalise [Brit] Type of: defence [Brit, Cdn], defence mechanism [Brit, Cdn], defence reaction [Brit, Cdn], defense [US], defense mechanism [US], defense reaction [US], explanation, organisation [Brit], organization, simplification Encyclopedia: Rationalisation |