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
they justify themselves with ingenious rationalizations
the action of making a company, process, or industry more efficient, especially by dispensing with superfluous personnel or equipment
the London dockers struggle to preserve their jobs against ruthless rationalization
the process of converting a function or expression to a rational form