Akademik

generalisation

noun

1. an idea or conclusion having general application

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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

Useful english dictionary. 2012.