GENERALISATION

generalization, generalisation, stimulus generalization, stimulus generalisation

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

generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive reasoning

(noun) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

abstraction, generalization, generalisation

(noun) the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

generalization, generalisation, generality

(noun) an idea or conclusion having general application; “he spoke in broad generalities”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

generalisation (countable and uncountable, plural generalisations)

The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.

Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

Antonyms

• specialisation (specialization)

Source: Wiktionary



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