what is satisficing
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Satisficing Satisficing is a decision-making strategy or cognitive heuristic that entails searching through the available alternatives until an acceptability threshold is met.
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- Abbr. sat. The act or process of saturating. The condition of being saturated. The condition of being full to or beyond satisfaction; satiety. Filling of all the available sites on an enzyme molecule by its substrate, or on a hemoglobin molecule by molecular oxygen or carbon monoxide.
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SATURATION 1. the process of totally saturating something with a substance. 2. the act of soaking thoroughly with a liquid. 3. a condition in which a quantity no longer responds to some external influence. 4. chromatic purity: freedom from dilution with white and hence vivid in hue. Familiarity information: SATURATION used as a noun is uncommon.
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saturation saturation. 1. the state of being saturated, or the act of saturating. 2. in radiotherapy, the delivery of a maximum tolerable tissue dose within a short period, then maintenance of the dose by additional smaller fractional doses over a prolonged period.
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- Etymology [edit]. From Proto-Indo-European *sh₂tis ‎(“ satiation, satisfaction ”), from *seh₂- ‎(“ to satiate, be satisfied ”). Cognates include Sanskrit असिन्व​ ‎(a-sinva, “ sinvá ”), Insatiable Ancient greek ‎(ἄω, “ aō áō ”) to Satiate And old ‎(“ english, saed ”). sæd full sated
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- Slicing is the cutting of food into thin, relatively broad slices. It really is the first cutting technique that we all learn when we first use a knife. Sliced meats, vegetables and fruit are used in many dishes, from sandwiches through to roast meats.
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satiate satiate, sate, surfeit, cloy, pall, glut, gorge mean to fill to repletion. satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel readers were sated with sensationalistic stories.
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suffice suffice. ( 1 intransitive) To be enough or sufficient; to meet the need (of anything); to be equal to the end proposed; to be adequate. Two capsules of fish oil a day suffices. 2  To satisfy; to content; to be equal to the wants or demands of. A joint of lamb sufficed even his enormous appetite. 3  To furnish; to supply adequately.
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supersaturated supersaturated-being more concentrated than normally possible and therefore not in equilibrium. saturated, concentrated-being the most concentrated solution possible at a given temperature; unable to dissolve still more of a substance; a saturated solution.u·per·sat·u·rate. tr.v. su·per·sat·u·rat·ed, su·per·sat·u·rat·ing, su·per·sat·u·rates. 1. To cause (a chemical solution) to contain more dissolved solute than is normally possible under given conditions of temperature and pressure. 2.
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satisfice verb (used without object), satisficed, satisficing. 1. to choose or adopt the first satisfactory option that one comes across: the tendency of decision-makers to satisfice rather than look for the optimal solution. Origin of satisfice.
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âLet us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of needâ (Hebrews 4:16). What are mercy and grace? Mercy is commonly defined as forbearance or kindness. In particular, mercy usually involves kindness shown at a time when a severe penalty is expected. Mercy is one of God’s traits, shown often toward mankind, as shown by this statement from Moses to the children of Israel:
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Mercy Mercy (Middle English, from Anglo-French merci, from Medieval Latin merced-, merces, from Latin, price paid, wages, from merc-, merxi merchandise) is a broad term that refers to benevolence, forgiveness and kindness in a variety of ethical, religious, social and legal contexts.
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Attornment An attornment clause, in mortgages, is a clause whereby the mortgagor attorns tenant to the mortgagee, thus giving the mortgagee the right to distrain, as an additional security. As used in modern legal transactions, the term attornment refers to an acknowledgment of the existence of the relationship of landlord and tenant.
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- Utility is an economic term for a person's overall well-being and satisfaction. Consumers play a role in the economy by maximizing utility, which means allocating their scarce resources, such as limited time or money, most efficiently. Utility maximization is different for every person.
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- An 18th-century painting depicting sati. Sati or suttee is an obsolete Hindu funeral custom where a widow immolates herself on her husband's pyre or commits suicide in another fashion shortly after her husband's death.
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dissipation Dissipation is defined as the act of scattering around or being wasteful. When you spend money and resources carelessly, this is an example of dissipation. 1  a scattering or being scattered; dispersion. 2  a wasting or squandering.  an idle or frivolous amusement or diversion.
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Mercy Mercy is the act of not administering justice when that justice is punitive. Because of our sinfulness, we deserve death and eternal separation from God (Rom. 6:23, Isaiah 59:2), but God provided an atonement for sin and through it shows us mercy. That is, He does not deliver to the Christian the natural consequence of his sin which is damnation.
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pleasure Pleasure is a general term for good feelings. People get pleasure from eating, sleeping, watching TV, or anything else they enjoy. Pleasure is the opposite of pain. Pain feels bad, but pleasure feels good. People talk about sexual pleasure, but that's just one kind. People get pleasure from delicious foods, great movies, beautiful music, and all sorts of other things.
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Appetite Appetite is the desire to eat food, sometimes due to hunger. Appealing foods can stimulate appetite even when hunger is absent, although appetite can be greatly reduced by satiety. Appetite exists in all higher life-forms, and serves to regulate adequate energy intake to maintain metabolic needs. It is regulated by a close interplay between the digestive tract, adipose tissue and the brain. Appetite has a relationship with every individual's behavior. Appetitive behaviour also known as approach
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- satisfied, as one's appetite or desire, to the point of boredom. satiate. verb (used with object), satiated, satiating. 1. to supply with anything to excess, so as to disgust or weary; surfeit.
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satiety Definition of satiety. 1  1 : the quality or state of being fed or gratified to or beyond capacity : surfeit, fullness. 2  2 : the revulsion or disgust caused by overindulgence or excess.
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- SAT (SATs plural) The SAT is an examination which is often taken by students who wish to enter a college or university. SAT is an abbreviation for `Scholastic Aptitude Test'. (AM) n-proper Sat. Sat. is a written abbreviation for Saturday. sat. Sat is the past tense and past participle of sit.
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Efficiency (December 2013) Efficiency is the (often measurable) ability to avoid wasting materials, energy, efforts, money, and time in doing something or in producing a desired result. In a more general sense, it is the ability to do things well, successfully, and without waste.
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Diet - Calories The amount of calories in a diet refers to how much energy the diet can provide for the body. A well-balanced diet is one that delivers an adequate amount of calories while providing the maximum amount of nutrients. The body breaks down food molecules to release the energy stored within them.
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What does 'Satisficing' mean What does 'Satisficing' mean. Satisficing is a decision-making strategy that aims for a satisfactory or adequate result, rather than the optimal solution. This is because aiming for the optimal solution may necessitate needless expenditure of time, energy and resources. The term satisfice was coined by American scientist and Noble-laureate Herbert Simon in 1956.
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- Hunger is a word that is a bit tricky to define, but in the context of this lesson, we shall look at hunger in communities, countries and other places in the world. Hunger is that painful sensation, or exhausted condition that one feels from want of food.ut in a way, it is different from a country suffering with the effects of many years of complex political, economic and climatic adversities. People in such a country have extreme food shortage year after year with no end in sight. That too, is hunger.