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- verb Present participle of
satisfice .
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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This position is often described as satisficing consequentialism (Slote 1984).
Consequentialism Sinnott-Armstrong, Walter 2006
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Consumers willingly take these risks in satisficing.
Archive 2009-06-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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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.'
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What you're doing there is 'satisficing' rather than 'optimising'.
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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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