noun : RATIONALIZATIONS
Source: WordNet 3.1
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1. (
) the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason ;
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2. (
) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening ;
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3. (
) (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation ;
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4. (
) the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency ;
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5. (
) systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale ;
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