Generalization

Word GENERALIZATION
Character 14
Hyphenation gen er al i za tion
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Generalization"

What do we mean by generalization?

The act or an instance of generalizing. noun

A principle, statement, or idea having general application. noun

The act of generalizing; recognition of a character as being common to two or more objects; also, the process of forming a general notion. noun

Induction; an inference from the possession of a character by each individual or by some of the individuals of a class to its possession by all the individuals of that class; the observation that the known individuals of a species, or the known species of a genus, have a character in common, and the consequent attribution of that character to the whole class; also, a conclusion so reached. noun

In mathematics, the process or result of modifying a proposition so as to obtain another having wider subject and predicate, but such that a limitation which, if applied to the new subject, gives the old subject, will reproduce the old predicate when applied to the new. noun

Also spelled generalisation. noun

In pathology, the involvement of the entire system in a morbid process which was at first local. noun

The act or process of generalizing; the act of bringing individuals or particulars under a genus or class; deduction of a general principle from particulars. noun

A general inference. noun

Alternative spelling of generalisation. noun

Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles noun

The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances noun

An idea or conclusion having general application noun

(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus noun

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 which includes another's cases, and also some additional cases.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Generalization

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The word "generalization" in example sentences

(The only recent exception to this generalization is the brilliantly crafted pending 'clean energy' subsidies case brought by the United Steelworkers.) ❋ Jr. Leo Hindery (2010)

I have no idea if his generalization is any more accurate than the generalization in Discover. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If you can explain why one sexist generalization is acceptable and the other is not, I'd love to hear it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

“No generalization is worth a damn, including this one.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

To quite a few people, when they hear that John Grisham has come out with a new novel, their first hasty generalization is that it is another “lawyer book.” ❋ Unknown (2010)

Learning via generalization is easy, and it's also where stereotypes are reinforced. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The unfair generalization is probably even greater for the Finger Lakes just because it's a larger region with vineyards lining several lakes. ❋ Unknown (2008)

While I am sure this generalization is well known to advanced students of geometry, the web page that inspired this Demonstration gives only the one formula,. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Otherwise, this huge generalization is just plain silly. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Which RNA viruses do without any ed&r, showing that your generalization is simply wrong. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Behind each generalization is a choice of what factors to leave in and what factors to leave out, and those choices can prove surprisingly complicated. ❋ Unknown (2006)

(Yep generalization is caused by ignorance and upsets the opposite, sometimes causes more than sadness) A weirdo is bombing a building in the us, another weirdo is issuing death sentences (fatwas) than all the muslim world is being responsible for this. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Sooner or later, pure imitation will get boring and the imitator will change his/her style (this generalization is probably put to a test by people who work like Greg Dean). ❋ Unknown (2006)

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What does generalization mean?

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