"generic property" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: generic properties [plural]
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  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see generic, property. Related terms: generic point
    Sense id: en-generic_property-en-noun-a6Q02l-m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 45 43
  2. (mathematics, measure theory) A property that is true almost everywhere in a given set (i.e., the set of points at which the property is not true is either of measure zero or a subset of a set of measure zero). Categories (topical): Mathematics, Measure theory
    Sense id: en-generic_property-en-noun-q05m3DiJ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 45 43 Topics: mathematics, measure-theory, sciences
  3. (topology, algebraic geometry) A property that is true in some dense open subset of a given set. Categories (topical): Algebraic geometry, Topology
    Sense id: en-generic_property-en-noun-zxdYn6x4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 45 43 Topics: algebraic-geometry, geometry, mathematics, sciences, topology

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