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Realization vs Rationalization - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between realization and rationalization

is that realization is the act of realizing; an act of figuring out or becoming aware while rationalization is the process, or result of rationalizing.

realization

English

Alternative forms

* realisation

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of realizing; an act of figuring out or becoming aware.
    • He came to the startling realization that he had never really known.
  • The act of realizing; the act of making real.
    • He did not stay around long enough to see the realization of the idea.
    The realization of the plan took several years.
  • The result of an artistic effort.
    • The painter's realization of her concept was breathtaking.

    Related terms

    * real * realism * realistic * reality * realizable * realize

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    rationalization

    English

    Alternative forms

    *rationalisation

    Noun

    (wikipedia rationalization)
  • 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.

    • Synonyms

    * reasoning, rationale *(reorganization of a company or organization) consolidation *(concealment of true motivation) *(simplification of a mathematical expression)