English
subrationalization
From sub- + rationalization, in reference to Heaviside's call for a more "rational" system.
Formed from sub- + rationalization
Proto-Indo-European *upó ‘up; from below’
Proto-Italic *supo ‘under’
Latin sub ‘under, beneath, below’
English sub-
Latin reor ‘to compute’
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Latin ratiōnālis ‘rational, reasonable, of or possessing reason’
French rationnel ‘rational’
French rationaliser ‘to rationalize’
French rationalisation
English rationalization
Today it means
noun A proposed change to the centimeter-gram-second (CGS) system of units to make them easier to work with.
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Etymograph / subrationalization