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   rationalization

   /ˌraʃənəlʌɪˈzeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the action of attempting to explain or justify behaviour or an attitude with logical reasons, even if these are not appropriate: "most people are prone to self-deceptive rationalization"
   • 2. the action of making a company, process, or industry more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment: British "the London dockers struggle to preserve their jobs against ruthless rationalization"
   • ▪ the action of reorganizing a process or system so as to make it more logical and consistent: "the rationalization of accounting standards"
   • 3. the process of converting a function or expression to a rational form.

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