Defenition of the word generalization
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Defenition of the word generalization
- The process of arriving at some general notion from the individual instances belonging to some class.
- the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
- an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"
- reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
- generalization of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
- (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
- an idea or conclusion having general application
Synonyms for the word generalization
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- abstraction
- carry-over
- generality
- induction
- inductive reasoning
- oversimplification
- overview
- simplification
- sweeping statement
- transfer
- transfer of training
Similar words in the generalization
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- generalization
- generalization's
- generalizations
Hyponyms for the word generalization
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- irradiation
- principle
- rule
Hypernyms for the word generalization
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- abstract thought
- acquisition
- carry-over
- colligation
- idea
- learning
- logical thinking
- reasoning
- theorisation
- theorization
- thought
- transfer
- transfer of training
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