satisfice meaning

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satisfice (verb): decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal.

Definition of satisfice

  1. decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal
    • optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice

    Synonyms: satisfise

    Type of: act

Word lists: words starting with SA · words ending in CE · 9-letter words

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