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First attested in 1831. From French rationalisation.

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rationalization (countable and uncountable, plural rationalizations)

  1. The process or result of rationalizing.
    Coordinate term: casuistry
  2. A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
    Synonyms: rationale, reasoning
  3. A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.
    Synonym: consolidation
  4. (psychiatry) The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
  5. (mathematics) The simplification of an expression without changing its value.

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