satisfice
Meaning
Verb
- To satisfy.
- 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.
Origin
- 1560, Northern alteration of satisfy, probably influenced in form by Latin satisfacere.
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