generalization

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generalisation

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general +‎ -ization

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Rhymes: -eɪʃən

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generalization (countable and uncountable, plural generalizations)

An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class
The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
Synonyms: universalization; see also Thesaurus:generalization

Antonyms: specialization; see also Thesaurus:specialization
Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
(mathematics) A proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.

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formulation of general concepts

Arabic: تَعْمِيم m (taʕmīm)
Asturian: xeneralización
Catalan: generalització (ca) f
Danish: generalisering c
Dutch: generalisatie (nl)
Finnish: yleistäminen (fi)
French: généralisation (fr) f
Galician: xeneralización (gl) f
German: Verallgemeinerung (de) f, Generalisierung f
Hungarian: általánosítás (hu)
Italian: generalizzazione (it) f
Japanese: 汎化 (ja) (hanka)
Macedonian: обопштување n (obopštuvanje), генерализација f (generalizacija)
Malay: penyeluruhan, generalisasi, pengitlakan (ms)
Polish: uogólnienie (pl) n, generalizacja f
Portuguese: generalização (pt) f
Romanian: generalizare (ro) f
Russian: обобще́ние (ru) n (obobščénije), генерализа́ция (ru) f (generalizácija)
Scottish Gaelic: ginearalachadh m
Slovene: posplošitev f
Spanish: generalización (es) f
Swedish: generalisering (sv) c
Ukrainian: узага́льнення n (uzahálʹnennja)

inductive reasoning

Arabic: تَعْمِيم m (taʕmīm)
Asturian: xeneralización
Catalan: generalització (ca) f
Czech: generalizace f, zobecnění n
Danish: generalisering c
Finnish: yleistys (fi), yleistäminen (fi)
French: généralisation (fr) f
Galician: xeneralización (gl) f
German: Verallgemeinerung (de) f, Generalisierung f
Hungarian: általánosítás (hu)
Italian: generalizzazione (it) f
Macedonian: обопштување n (obopštuvanje), генерализација f (generalizacija)
Malay: penyeluruhan, generalisasi, pengitlakan (ms)
Polish: uogólnienie (pl) n, generalizacja f
Portuguese: generalização (pt) f
Romanian: generalizare (ro) f
Russian: обобще́ние (ru) n (obobščénije), генерализа́ция (ru) f (generalizácija)
Scottish Gaelic: ginearalachadh m
Spanish: generalización (es) f
Swedish: generalisering (sv) c
Ukrainian: узага́льнення n (uzahálʹnennja)

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German: (linguistics): ^{(please verify)} Bedeutungserweiterung (de), ^{(please verify)} Bedeutungsverallgemeinerung
Irish: ^{(please verify)} teoiric ghinearálta f