generalization

noun 5

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noun

An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.

The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.

Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.

A proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles.

A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

broad, sweeping

abstract

useful, valid

VERB + GENERALIZATION

make

PREP

~ about

It's unfair to make generalizations about teenagers when every person is different.

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Synonyms

noun — (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus

generalisation

noun — reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

noun — the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting c

noun — an idea or conclusion having general application

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Example Bank

A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.

Wiktionary

Note that we work with a slight generalization of the original definition.

Tatoeba · #529034

Every generalization is dangerous, especially this one.

Tatoeba · #667903

It's impossible to make a generalization with such poorly obtained data.

Tatoeba · #883529

The pitfalls of easy generalization are to be avoided.

Tatoeba · #1633097

The gamma function is a generalization of the factorial function.

Tatoeba · #1987870

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