generalized, generalised
(adjective) not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment; “the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
generalized (comparative more generalized, superlative most generalized)
Made more general, less specialized.
(medicine) Spread throughout or affecting the entire body or body part.
generalized
simple past tense and past participle of generalize
Source: Wiktionary
Gen"er*al*ized, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Comprising structural characters which are separated in more specialized forms; synthetic; as, a generalized type.
Gen"er*al*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Generalized; p. pr. & vb. n. Generalizing.] Etym: [Cf. F. généraliser.]
1. To bring under a genus or under genera; to view in relation to a genus or to genera. Copernicus generalized the celestial motions by merely referring them to the moon's motion. Newton generalized them still more by referring this last to the motion of a stone through the air. W. Nicholson.
2. To apply to other genera or classes; to use with a more extensive application; to extend so as to include all special cases; to make universal in application, as a formula or rule. When a fact is generalized, our discontent is quited, and we consider the generality itself as tantamount to an explanation. Sir W. Hamilton.
3. To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars. A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts. Coleridge.
Gen"er*al*ize, v. i.
Definition: To form into a genus; to view objects in their relations to a genus or class; to take general or comprehensive views.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 October 2024
(noun) a high-crowned black cap (usually made of felt or sheepskin) worn by men in Turkey and Iran and the Caucasus
Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.