"without loss of generality" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} without loss of generality, {{en-PP}} without loss of generality
  1. (mathematics) With a constraining assumption that, however, makes it clear how to apply the proof performed under this assumption to the general case unconstrained by the assumption. Wikipedia link: without loss of generality Categories (topical): Mathematics Synonyms: w.l.o.g., wlog, wolog [abbreviation] Translations (without loss of generality): 不失一般性 (bùshī yībānxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), uden tab af generalitet (Danish), zonder verlies van algemeenheid (z.v.v.a.) (Dutch), yleisyyttä menettämättä (Finnish), sans perte de généralité (French), ზოგადობის შეუზღუდავად (zogadobis šeuzɣudavad) (Georgian), ohne Beschränkung der Allgemeinheit (German), o. B. d. A. (German), o. E. (German), בלי הגבלת הכלליות (blí hagbalát haklaliút) (Hebrew), בה"כ (Hebrew), az általánosság elvesztése nélkül (Hungarian), fără a reduce generalitatea (Romanian), sin pérdida de generalidad (Spanish)

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