rationalization

English

Alternative forms

rationalisation

Etymology

[1908] From French rationalisation.

Noun

rationalization (countable and uncountable, plural rationalizations)

The process, or result of rationalizing.
A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.
(psychiatry) The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
(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, järkiperäistäminen, rationalisointi (fi), järkeily (fi), päättely (fi)
French: rationalisation (fr) f
German: Rationalisierung (de) f

Hungarian: észszerűsítés, racionalizálás
Russian: рационализа́ция (ru) f (racionalizácija)

statement of one's motives

Finnish: perustelu (fi)

French: rationalisation (fr) f

reorganization of a company

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

French: rationalisation (fr) f

concealment of true motivation

Czech: racionalizace f
Dutch: rationalisatie (nl) f

Finnish: rationaalistaminen
Hungarian: megideologizálás

simplification of a mathematical expression

Finnish: sieventäminen

French: rationalisation (fr) f

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