(psychiatry) a defense mechanism by which your true motivation is concealed by explaining your actions and feelings in a way that is not threatening; rationalization
the cognitive process of making something seem consistent with or based on reason; rationalization
(mathematics) the simplification of an expression or equation by eliminating radicals without changing the value of the expression or the roots of the equation; rationalization
the organization of a business according to scientific principles of management in order to increase efficiency; rationalization
