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  • verb Present participle of satisfice.

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Examples

  • He engaged in satisficing (taking the first information available, a behaviour also alluded to by Meyers in his study of grade 9s), trusted the search engine, and took the first two results; he did not plan, nor did he revisit the assignment.

    October 2008 2008

  • He engaged in satisficing (taking the first information available, a behaviour also alluded to by Meyers in his study of grade 9s), trusted the search engine, and took the first two results; he did not plan, nor did he revisit the assignment.

    The Changing Landscape of School Libraries 2008

  • He engaged in satisficing (taking the first information available, a behaviour also alluded to by Meyers in his study of grade 9s), trusted the search engine, and took the first two results; he did not plan, nor did he revisit the assignment.

    October 2008 2008

  • He engaged in satisficing (taking the first information available, a behaviour also alluded to by Meyers in his study of grade 9s), trusted the search engine, and took the first two results; he did not plan, nor did he revisit the assignment.

    2008 IASL Conference -2 2008

  • Excerpt: In economics, satisficing is a behaviour which attempts to achieve at least some minimum level of a particular variable, but which does not strive to achieve its maximum possible value.

    Archive 2006-04-01 KaneCitizen 2006

  • Excerpt: In economics, satisficing is a behaviour which attempts to achieve at least some minimum level of a particular variable, but which does not strive to achieve its maximum possible value.

    Has It Been a Week Already? KaneCitizen 2006

  • This position is often described as satisficing consequentialism (Slote 1984).

    Consequentialism Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter 2006

  • Consumers willingly take these risks in satisficing.

    Archive 2009-06-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009

  • Avoiding Endless Occupation yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Avoiding Endless Occupation'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: A compromise course is proposed for Iraq that would reduce casualties and maybe expense while "satisficing" all conflicting power interests there.'

    Avoiding Endless Occupation 2007

  • What you're doing there is 'satisficing' rather than 'optimising'.

    Mind Hacks: when choice is demotivating 2006

  • Instead of striving for the perfect choice, aim for one that is “good enough” with an approach known as satisficing.

    3 Types of Overthinking — and How to Overcome Them Melody Wilding 2024

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