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单词 generalizations
释义

generalization

noun

gen·​er·​al·​i·​za·​tion ˌjen-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce generalization (audio) ˌje-nə- How to pronounce generalization (audio)
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

Synonyms

  • concept
  • conception
  • generality
  • notion
  • stereotype
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Example Sentences

He made several sweeping generalizations about women. She was prone to generalization.
Recent Examples on the Web Balance puzzles require clear, logical reasoning and lend themselves well to mathematical generalization. Katie Mccormick, Quanta Magazine, 1 Aug. 2022 This is a generalization—so take it with a grain of salt—but Australia is a country of creating things out of nothing and finding solutions, and Japan is more one of caution. Greg Story, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 By keeping the Kalman filter as the backbone of the model, neural augmentation of Kalman filters provides robust generalization to unseen scenarios better than a single Kalman while keeping interpretability of the model. Karl Freund, Forbes, 21 June 2022 The mathematicians had come up with a broader generalization of percolation. New York Times, 5 July 2022 The generalization fails to acknowledge the experiences of those in lower income brackets — especially when Asian Americans have the largest wealth gap of any racial group. Angela Yang, NBC News, 6 May 2022 My guess is that what is going on here is that the officers are making a statistical generalization that Muslims are more likely to engage in terroristic activity than others. Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2022 That word intersecting — these women defy easy generalization or stereotype. Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2022 This empirical generalization of course has exceptions, but it is widely accepted that us modern humans conform to Bergmann's rule! Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

generalize + -ation

First Known Use

1761, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

generalization

noun

gen·​er·​al·​iza·​tion ˌje-nə-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce generalization (audio)
1
: the act of forming conclusions from a small amount of information
2
: a general statement : a conclusion based on only a small number of items or instances

Medical Definition

generalization

noun

gen·​er·​al·​iza·​tion
variants or British generalisation
ˌjen-(ə-)rə-lə-ˈzā-shən How to pronounce generalization (audio)
1
: the action or process of becoming widespread or diffuse
secondary generalization of a partial seizure
2
: the act or process whereby a learned response is made to a stimulus similar to but not identical with the conditioned stimulus

generalizations

noun

plural of generalization
as in stereotypes
an idea or statement about all of the members of a group or all the instances of a situation the generalization that children who like violent entertainment grow up to be violent criminals

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • stereotypes
  • notions
  • concepts
  • conceptions
  • theories
  • hypotheses
  • generalities
  • clichés
  • truisms
  • cliches
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  • platitudes
  • commonplaces
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  • oversimplifications
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  • simplifications
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