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satisfice

sa·tis·fice

UK/ˈsætɪsfaɪs/ uncommon obsolete

verb

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”
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Origin

Blend of satisfy + suffice, coined by American political scientist and psychologist Herbert A. Simon in 1956.

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