satisfice
Of human behavior: to make a choice that suffices to fulfill the minimum requirements…Of human behavior: to make a choice that suffices to fulfill the minimum requirements to achieve an objective, without special regard for utility maximization or optimization of one's preferences.
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)Of human behavior: to make a choice that suffices to fulfill the minimum requirements to achieve an objective, without special regard for utility maximization or optimization of one's preferences.
(obsolete, transitive)To satisfy.
- decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal
Origin
1560, Northern alteration of satisfy, probably influenced in form by Latin satisfacere. B1560, Northern alteration of satisfy, probably influenced in form by Latin satisfacere.
Blend of satisfy + suffice, coined by American political scientist and psychologist Herbert A. Simon in 1956.
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Forms
satisfices, satisficing, satisficed, satisficed| Base form | satisfice · to satisfice |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | satisfices |
| Present participle | satisficing |
| Past simple | satisficed |
| Past participle | satisficed |
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal:satisfise
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle