Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
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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COWBERRY
(noun) low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries
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