rationalisation

Noun
  1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening (synset 113567372)
    referred to in: psychiatry, psychological medicine, psychopathology - the branch of medicine dealing with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders
    is a type of: defence, defence mechanism, defence reaction, defense, defense mechanism, defense reaction - (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
    same as: rationalization
  2. The cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason (synset 105802411)
    is a type of: explanation - thought that makes something comprehensible
    subtypes: raison d'etre - reason for being
    same as: rationalization
  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 (synset 101214715)
    referred to in: math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
    is a type of: simplification - elimination of superfluous details
    same as: rationalization
  4. The organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency (synset 101140081)
    is a type of: organisation, organization - the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business
    same as: rationalization
  5. Systematic organization;
    The act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale (synset 101011132)
    is a type of: organisation, organization - the activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically
    subtypes:
    same as: rationalization, systematisation, systematization

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