rationalization

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Synonyms: rationalisation, nationalization, nationalisation, rationalizations, regionalization, renationalization, fractionalization, nationalizaton

Antonyms: rationalisation, nationalization, nationalisation, rationalizations, regionalization, renationalization, fractionalization, nationalizaton

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|now|rare}} The process or result of [[rationalize|rationalizing]], or expressing in [[rational]] terms.
2. A [[statement]] of one's [[motive]]s, or of the [[cause]]s of some event.
3. {{lb|en|economics}} The [[reorganization]] of a [[company]] or [[organization]] in order to [[improve]] its [[efficiency]] through the [[reallocation]] of resources and changes in its [[workforce]].
4. {{lb|en|psychiatry}} The [[concealment]] of true [[motivation]] in some non-threatening way.
5. {{lb|en|mathematics}} The [[simplification]] of an [[expression]] without changing its [[value]].

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