rationalization

English

Alternative forms

• rationalisation

Noun

Wikipedia rationalization (countable and uncountable; plural rationalizations)

1. The process, or result of rationalizing.
2. A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
3. A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.
4. (psychiatry) The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
5. (mathematics) The simplification of an expression without changing its value.

Synonyms

• (statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event): reasoning, rationale
• (reorganization of a company or organization): consolidation
• (concealment of true motivation):
• (simplification of a mathematical expression):

Translations

process or result of rationalizing

• Finnish: rationaalistaminen (fi), järkiperäistäminen (fi), rationalisointi (fi), järkeily (fi), päättely (fi)
• French: rationalisation (fr) f

• German: Rationalisierung (de) f
• Russian: рационализация (ru) (racionalizácija) f

statement of one's motives

• Finnish: perustelu (fi)

• French: rationalisation (fr) f

reorganization of a company

• Czech: racionalizace (cs) f
• Finnish: järkeistäminen (fi), rationalisointi (fi), tehostaminen (fi)

• French: rationalisation (fr) f

concealment of true motivation

• Czech: racionalizace (cs) f
• Dutch: rationalisatie (nl) f

• Finnish: rationaalistaminen (fi)

simplification of a mathematical expression

• Finnish: sieventäminen (fi)

• French: rationalisation (fr) f