Generalization - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˌdʒenrələˈzeɪʃn|
Brit.
|dʒen(ə)rəlaɪˈzeɪʃ(ə)n|
noun
- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles (syn: induction)
- an idea or conclusion having general application (syn: generality)
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (syn: abstraction)
- (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
- an idea or conclusion having general application (syn: generality)
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (syn: abstraction)
- (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Extra examples
He made several sweeping generalizations about women.
She was prone to generalization.
You can't make generalizations about what men and women are like.
Word forms
noun
singular: generalization
plural: generalizations
singular: generalization
plural: generalizations
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