verb
Meaning 1
To satisfy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete, transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
satisfice
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Pronunciation
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/ˈsætɪsfaɪs/
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verb
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Topics: human-sciences, sciences, social-science, sociology
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: satisfise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: act, move
History
Etymology
1560, 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.