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generalization
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As a noun, generalization means an act or instance of generalizing.
Meanings of generalization
7 meaningsnoun
An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class
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.
mathematicsA proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
“A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.”
An idea or conclusion having general application
“he spoke in broad generalities”
Similar: generalisation, generality(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Similar: generalisation, stimulus generalization, stimulus generalisation
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).