rationalisation

Noun (5)

1. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threateningSynonyms: rationalizationType of defense mechanism, defense reaction
2. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reasonSynonyms: rationalizationType of explanationKinds raison d'etre
3. (mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equationSynonyms: rationalizationType of simplification
4. the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiencySynonyms: rationalizationType of organization, organisation
5. systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationaleSynonyms: systematizationsystematisationrationalizationType of organization, organisationKinds codification, formalization