Rationalization vs Explanation - What's the difference?
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The process, or result of rationalizing.
A statement of one's motives, or of the causes of some event.
A reorganization of a company or organization in order to improve its efficiency.
(psychiatry) The concealment of true motivation in some non-threatening way.
(mathematics) The simplification of an expression without changing its value.
The act or process of explaining.
Something that explains, makes understandable.
(euphemistic) An excuse, apologetic justification not based on enough evidence.
As nouns the difference between rationalization and explanation
is that rationalization is the process, or result of rationalizing while explanation is the act or process of explaining.rationalization
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Alternative forms
*rationalisationNoun
(wikipedia rationalization)Synonyms
* reasoning, rationale *(reorganization of a company or organization) consolidation *(concealment of true motivation) *(simplification of a mathematical expression)explanation
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(wikipedia explanation)Noun
(en noun)- The explanation was long and drawn-out.
- An explanation for each UFO sighting was easily found.
- expense.