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- DictionaryGen·er·al·i·za·tion/ˌjen(ə)rələˈzāSH(ə)n/
noun
- 1. a general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases: "he was making sweeping generalizations"
1. : the act or process of generalizing. 2. : a general statement, law, principle, or proposition. made broad generalizations about women. 3. : the act or process whereby a learned response is made to a stimulus similar to but not identical with the conditioned stimulus.
In mathematics, one commonly says that a concept or a result B is a generalization of A if A is defined or proved before B (historically or conceptually) and A is a special case of B . A polygon is a generalization of a 3-sided triangle, a 4-sided quadrilateral, and so on to n sides.
noun. the act or process of generalizing. a result of this process; a general statement, idea, or principle. Logic. a proposition asserting something to be true either of all members of a certain class or of an indefinite part of that class. the process of obtaining such propositions.
GENERALIZATION definition: 1. a written or spoken statement in which you say or write that something is true all of the time…. Learn more.
GENERALIZATION meaning: 1. a written or spoken statement in which you say or write that something is true all of the time…. Learn more.
Taking something specific and applying it more broadly is making a generalization. It's a generalization to say all dogs chase squirrels.
A generalization is a statement that seems to be true in most situations or for most people, but that may not be completely true in all cases. He is making sweeping generalisations to get his point across.
GENERALIZATION meaning: 1 : a general statement a statement about a group of people or things that is based on only a few people or things in that group; 2 : the act or process of forming opinions that are based on a small amount of information.
n. 1. the act or process of generalizing. 2. a general statement, idea, or principle. 3. a. a proposition asserting something to be true of all members of a class or of an indefinite part of that class. b. the process of obtaining such propositions.
Definition of generalization noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
