Satisficing vs. Satisfying — What's the Difference?

Satisficing is a decision-making strategy or cognitive heuristic that entails searching through the available alternatives until an acceptability threshold is met. The term satisficing, a portmanteau of satisfy and suffice, was introduced by Herbert A. Simon in 1956, although the concept was first posited in his 1947 book Administrative Behavior.

To fulfill the need, desire, or expectation of

Present participle of satisfice

To fulfill (a need or desire)

Satisfying and sufficient

To free from doubt or question; convince

To provide sufficient explanation to dispel or answer (a doubt or question).

To meet or be sufficient for (a requirement); conform to the requirements of (a standard, for example)

To discharge (a debt or obligation, for example) in full.

To discharge an obligation to (a creditor).

To make reparation for; redress.

(Mathematics) To make the left and right sides of (an equation) equal after substituting equivalent quantities for the unknown variables.

To be sufficient or adequate.

To give satisfaction.

That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.

Pleasing to certain sensory#Adjective channels in neurocognition#Noun, especially auditory#Adjective and tactile#Adjective ones synesthetically via ASMR.

Giving pleasure or satisfaction

Providing abundant nourishment;

Providing freedom from worry