satisfice

== English == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsætɪsfaɪs/ === Etymology 1 === 1560, Northern alteration of satisfy, probably influenced in form by Latin satisfacere. ==== Verb ==== satisfice (third-person singular simple present satisfices, present participle satisficing, simple past and past participle satisficed) (obsolete, transitive) To satisfy. === Etymology 2 === Blend of satisfy +‎ suffice, coined by American political scientist and psychologist Herbert A. Simon in 1956. ==== Verb ==== satisfice (third-person singular simple present satisfices, present participle satisficing, simple past and past participle satisficed) (sociology, intransitive) 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. ===== Derived terms ===== satisficer === References === “satisfice”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. “satisfice” at The Phrontistery – A Dictionary of Obscure Words. Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed., 1989. == Spanish == === Verb === satisfice first-person singular preterite indicative of satisfacer