Definition of "satisfice" []

• To satisfy. (verb)
• 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. (verb)

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• "The debate over whether librarians should be complicit in students' efforts to "satisfice" -- that is, do what they can to get by and graduate -- can be a contentious one, since it runs to the root of what the library and higher education in general is for.""
• "It tells readers to set standards and look for "good enough," rather than holding out for the very best conceivable choice: to "satisfice," in the jargon of social scientists, rather than "maximize.""
• "Thill says she does not think "satisfice" should be a dirty word."