Generalization

/dʒˌɛnəɹəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

/ˌdʒɛnɝəɫɪˈzeɪʃən/, /ˌdʒɛnɹəɫɪˈzeɪʃən/

[noun]

Generalization

[NOUN]

reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

synonyms : generalisation

induction

inductive reasoning

an idea or conclusion having general application

synonyms : generalisation

generality

the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

synonyms : abstraction

generalisation

(psychology) the tendency to show an identical response to similar but distinct stimuli

synonyms : generalisation

stimulus generalisation

stimulus generalization

Examples

1. Sarah's father always told her that honest men marry quickly, wise men not at all, but she didn't believe in such generalizations and chose to make her own decisions about marriage.

2. - We love generalizations.

3. Generalization of what we did for the differential in the case of one independent variable

4. Generalization can be helpful.