satisfice


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satisfice

(ˈsætɪsˌfaɪs)
vb
1. (intr) to act in such a way as to satisfy the minimum requirements for achieving a particular result
2. (tr) obsolete to satisfy
[C16: altered from satisfy]
ˈsatisˌficer n
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satisfice


Past participle: satisficed
Gerund: satisficing

Imperative
satisfice
satisfice
Present
I satisfice
you satisfice
he/she/it satisfices
we satisfice
you satisfice
they satisfice
Preterite
I satisficed
you satisficed
he/she/it satisficed
we satisficed
you satisficed
they satisficed
Present Continuous
I am satisficing
you are satisficing
he/she/it is satisficing
we are satisficing
you are satisficing
they are satisficing
Present Perfect
I have satisficed
you have satisficed
he/she/it has satisficed
we have satisficed
you have satisficed
they have satisficed
Past Continuous
I was satisficing
you were satisficing
he/she/it was satisficing
we were satisficing
you were satisficing
they were satisficing
Past Perfect
I had satisficed
you had satisficed
he/she/it had satisficed
we had satisficed
you had satisficed
they had satisficed
Future
I will satisfice
you will satisfice
he/she/it will satisfice
we will satisfice
you will satisfice
they will satisfice
Future Perfect
I will have satisficed
you will have satisficed
he/she/it will have satisficed
we will have satisficed
you will have satisficed
they will have satisficed
Future Continuous
I will be satisficing
you will be satisficing
he/she/it will be satisficing
we will be satisficing
you will be satisficing
they will be satisficing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been satisficing
you have been satisficing
he/she/it has been satisficing
we have been satisficing
you have been satisficing
they have been satisficing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been satisficing
you will have been satisficing
he/she/it will have been satisficing
we will have been satisficing
you will have been satisficing
they will have been satisficing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been satisficing
you had been satisficing
he/she/it had been satisficing
we had been satisficing
you had been satisficing
they had been satisficing
Conditional
I would satisfice
you would satisfice
he/she/it would satisfice
we would satisfice
you would satisfice
they would satisfice
Past Conditional
I would have satisficed
you would have satisficed
he/she/it would have satisficed
we would have satisficed
you would have satisficed
they would have satisficed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.satisfice - 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"
act, move - perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel"
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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Again, it may be that we should satisfice, or maybe we could aim for perfect advice about some limited subset of questions rather than all, or something else insofar as we are trying to account for reasons.
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Local experts have limited time in which to provide training assistance and they must accomplish their regularly assigned organizational tasks, therefore it was expected that they would satisfice.
To "satisfice" means to satisfy a critical or essential outcome requirement.
(170) In real life, people constantly satisfice; indeed, people who relentlessly seek the best possible option have a mad air about them.
Of course, most people are in between these extremes; some closer to the maximizer end point and some closer to the satisficer end point; you maximize and satisfice to some degree.
Managers make incremental, unit-level changes that improve unit-level performance sufficiently to satisfy unit-level concerns, or, as the term has been coined, managers satisfice. Because unit-level managers are motivated to satisfice and do not see the effects on performance overall, performance improves sufficiently to prevent a crisis but remains suboptimal.
However, the present sewage systems in most cities are not efficient or satisfice with the international requirements.
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(27) When we satisfice, we cut our losses if we believe we are wasting time on a particular information-gathering task.