"generalization" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-generalization.wav [US] Forms: generalizations [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪʃən Etymology: general + -ization Etymology templates: {{af|en|general|-ization}} general + -ization Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} generalization (countable and uncountable, plural generalizations)
  1. An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-generalization-en-noun-6YrY7ncD
  2. The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties. Tags: countable, uncountable Synonyms: universalization, generalization Translations (formulation of general concepts): تَعْمِيم (taʕmīm) [masculine] (Arabic), xeneralización (Asturian), generalització [feminine] (Catalan), generalisering [common-gender] (Danish), generalisatie (Dutch), yleistäminen (Finnish), généralisation [feminine] (French), xeneralización [feminine] (Galician), Verallgemeinerung [feminine] (German), Generalisierung [feminine] (German), általánosítás (Hungarian), generalizzazione [feminine] (Italian), 汎化 (hanka) (Japanese), обопштување (obopštuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), генерализација (generalizacija) [feminine] (Macedonian), penyeluruhan (Malay), generalisasi (Malay), pengitlakan (Malay), uogólnienie [neuter] (Polish), generalizacja [feminine] (Polish), generalização [feminine] (Portuguese), generalizare [feminine] (Romanian), обобще́ние (obobščénije) [neuter] (Russian), генерализа́ция (generalizácija) [feminine] (Russian), ginearalachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), posplošitev [feminine] (Slovene), generalización [feminine] (Spanish), generalisering [common-gender] (Swedish), узага́льнення (uzahálʹnennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian), khái quát hoá (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-generalization-en-noun-8Rl3dHns Disambiguation of 'formulation of general concepts': 6 60 19 6 9
  3. Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (inductive reasoning): تَعْمِيم (taʕmīm) [masculine] (Arabic), xeneralización (Asturian), generalització [feminine] (Catalan), generalizace [feminine] (Czech), zobecnění [neuter] (Czech), generalisering [common-gender] (Danish), yleistys (Finnish), yleistäminen (Finnish), généralisation [feminine] (French), xeneralización [feminine] (Galician), Verallgemeinerung [feminine] (German), Generalisierung [feminine] (German), általánosítás (Hungarian), generalizzazione [feminine] (Italian), обопштување (obopštuvanje) [neuter] (Macedonian), генерализација (generalizacija) [feminine] (Macedonian), penyeluruhan (Malay), generalisasi (Malay), pengitlakan (Malay), uogólnienie [neuter] (Polish), generalizacja [feminine] (Polish), generalização [feminine] (Portuguese), generalizare [feminine] (Romanian), обобще́ние (obobščénije) [neuter] (Russian), генерализа́ция (generalizácija) [feminine] (Russian), ginearalachadh [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), generalización [feminine] (Spanish), generalisering [common-gender] (Swedish), узага́льнення (uzahálʹnennja) [neuter] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-generalization-en-noun-zXP-Xdka Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ization Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 19 13 44 10 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ization: 18 18 39 13 13 Disambiguation of 'inductive reasoning': 9 6 72 6 7
  4. An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-generalization-en-noun-IkntmxTG
  5. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Mathematics
    Sense id: en-generalization-en-noun-xmGi~qd- Topics: mathematics, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: generalisation, abstraction, despecification, generalization, genericization, universalization Related terms: stereotype

Inflected forms

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