satisfice

[sat-is-fahys]

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verb (used without object)

satisficed, satisficing

to choose or adopt the first satisfactory option that one comes across.
the tendency of decision-makers to satisfice rather than look for the optimal solution.

satisfice

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verb

(intr) to act in such a way as to satisfy the minimum requirements for achieving a particular result
obsolete��(tr) to satisfy

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Other Word Forms

ˈ��پ��ˌ�ھ�� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of satisfice¹

First recorded in 1955–60 ( 1560–70 in the obsolete sense “satisfy”); satis(fy) ( def. ) + (suf)fice ( def. ) or (sacri)fice ( def. )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of satisfice¹

C16: altered from _satisfy

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Example Sentences

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So we’re not really gathering information as much as trying to satisfice our existing intuition.

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We need to satisfice more and maximize less.

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We satisfice, selecting a compromise between good-enough and the amount of effort required to consider alternatives.

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But we know you have to have some of those things to make a company function, so as entrepreneurs we hold our noses and satisfice, feeling we’ve settled for some rotten compromise.

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satisfactory satisficing behaviour

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