SATISFICE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Present simple: I / you / we / they satisfice ... he / she / it satisfices

Past simple: satisficed

Past participle: satisficed

-ing form: satisficing

Meaning:

Decide on and pursue a course of action satisfying the minimum requirements to achieve a goal

Example:

optimization requires processes that are more complex than those needed to merely satisfice

Synonyms:

satisfice; satisfise

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "satisfice" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

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