the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason
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(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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(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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the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency
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systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale
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Rationalization \Ra`tion*al*i*za"tion\ (r[a^]sh`[u^]n*al*[i^]*z[=a]"sh[u^]n), n. The act or process of rationalizing.
Software suppliers, call-center specialists and multi-media agencies are working in this field on integrated solutions, in order to provide companies with efficient solutions that will enhance their revenue streams and open up rationalization potential.
The second approach uses group and individual therapy to break through the wall of denial and rationalization sex offenders use to convince themselves their behavior is OK.
The ambivalence and misgivings that make the abortion decision so painful for some women "could easily be relieved by the rationalization, yes, this is a tragic thing, but some good could come out of it," Burtchaell said.
"Hammer's style prevented a rationalization that would be beneficial to the company," Shimmerlik said, noting Hammer preferred to position Occidental as an income-producing stock rather than a growth company.
Moreover, a considerable potential for rationalization is being created in the group's American refractories activities through the intended integration of GIT/Harbison-Walker.
Although Generale de Belgique is a profitable concern, many of its holdings are incurring losses or are underperforming and could benefit from "modernization and rationalization," says Mr. De Benedetti.
"They have to have a rationalization," he says.
"The soul-searching question is rationalization versus the shortsightedness of getting a quick dollar by selling off some businesses," says Mr. Johnson.
One suspects that the disastrous "natural burn" policy in Yellowstone was partly a rationalization for a failure to apply modern forest-management practices.
"If the process of rationalization and harmonization takes place at a relatively quick pace, then it may be too late to reverse it," said Mel Hurtig, publisher of "The Canadian Encyclopedia" and one of the agreement's most ardent opponents.
Mason said the possibility an aborted fetus could have medical benefits for others would provide a "powerful inducement" and an "additional rationalization" for a woman agonizing over whether to abort her pregnancy.