APA Dictionary of Psychology

satisfice

Updated on 04/19/2018
vb. to choose an option that meets the requirements of a particular situation but that may not be the optimal choice when considered in the abstract. In economics, the hypothesis of satisficing behavior proposes that, given the constraints of bounded rationality, economic agents seek a level of profit or utility that they find satisfactory rather than one that is optimal. [coined by Herbert A. Simon as a blend of satisfy and suffice]
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