rationalization

Noun (5)

1. the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reasonSynonyms: rationalisationType of explanationKinds raison d'etre
2. (psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threateningSynonyms: rationalisationType of defense mechanism, defense reaction
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: rationalisationType of simplification
4. the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiencySynonyms: rationalisationType of organization, organisation
5. systematic organization; the act of organizing something according to a system or a rationaleSynonyms: systematizationsystematisationrationalisationType of organization, organisationKinds codification, formalization