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)
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
• Derivationally related forms: ↑generalise, ↑generalize (for: ↑generalization)
• Topics: ↑psychology, ↑psychological science
• Hypernyms: ↑transfer, ↑transfer of training, ↑carry-over
• Hyponyms: ↑irradiation
Useful english dictionary. 2012.