generalization
Collocations
5(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.
Definitions
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.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus
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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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.
WiktionaryNote that we work with a slight generalization of the original definition.
Tatoeba · #529034Every generalization is dangerous, especially this one.
Tatoeba · #667903It's impossible to make a generalization with such poorly obtained data.
Tatoeba · #883529The pitfalls of easy generalization are to be avoided.
Tatoeba · #1633097The gamma function is a generalization of the factorial function.
Tatoeba · #1987870