1. 1  the region below the lithosphere, variously estimated as being from fifty to several hundred miles (eighty-five to several hundred kilometers) thick, in which the rock is less rigid than that above and below but rigid enough to transmit transverse seismic waves.
Operationalization is sometimes used to specifically refer to the scientific practice of operationally defining, where even the most basic concepts are defined through the operations by which we measure them. This comes from the work of Percy Williams Bridgman, whose methodological position is called operationalism.
Rationalization of Society. The rationalization of society is a concept that was created by Max Weber. Rationalization refers to the process by which modern society has increasingly become concerned with:1  Efficiency: achieving the maximum results with a minimum amount of effort. 2  Predictability: a desire to predict what will happen in the future.3  Calculability: a concern with numerical data, i.e., statistics and scoring.ationalization refers to the process by which modern society has increasingly become concerned with: 1  Efficiency: achieving the maximum results with a minimum amount of effort. 2  Predictability: a desire to predict what will happen in the future. 3  Calculability: a concern with numerical data, i.e., statistics and scoring.