generalisation

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noun

1. an idea or conclusion having general application
- he spoke in broad generalities
• Syn:
generalization, generality
• Derivationally related forms:
general (for: generality), generalise, generalize (for: generalization)
• Hypernyms:
idea, thought
• Hyponyms:
principle, rule
2. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
• Syn:
abstraction, generalization
• Derivationally related forms:
generalise, generalize (for: generalization), abstract (for: abstraction)
• Hypernyms:
theorization, theorisation
3. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
• Syn:
generalization, induction, inductive reasoning
• Derivationally related forms:
induce (for: induction), generalize (for: generalization)
• Hypernyms:
colligation
4. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
• Syn:
generalization, stimulus generalization, stimulus generalisation
• Derivationally related forms:
generalise, generalize (for: generalization)
• Topics:
psychology, psychological science
• Hypernyms:
transfer, transfer of training, carry-over
• Hyponyms:
irradiation