American English pronunciation

How to pronounce rationalization

IPA transcription: [,ɹæʃənəlɪ'zeɪʃən]

Pronunciation variants: [,ɹæʃənəlɪ'zeɪʃən][,ɹæʃnəlɪ'zeɪʃən]

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Noun

  • systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationale

  • the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason

  • (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening

  • (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation

  • the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency