generalization

[ jen-er-uh-luh-zey-shuhn ]

/ ˌdʒɛn ər ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən /

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noun

the act or process of generalizing.

a result of this process; a general statement, idea, or principle.

Logic.

a proposition asserting something to be true either of all members of a certain class or of an indefinite part of that class.
the process of obtaining such propositions.

Psychology.

Also called stimulus generalization. the act or process of responding to a stimulus similar to but distinct from the conditioned stimulus.
Also called response generalization. the act or process of making a different but similar response to the same stimulus.
Also called mediated generalization. the act or process of responding to a stimulus not physically similar to the conditioned stimulus and not previously encountered in conditioning.
the act or process of perceiving similarity or relation between different stimuli, as between words, colors, sounds, lights, concepts or feelings; the formation of a general notion.

Origin of generalization

First recorded in 1755–65; generalize + -ation

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH generalization

deduction, extrapolation, induction, generalization , hypothesis

Words nearby generalization

general hospital, general immunity, generalissimo, generalist, generality, generalization, generalize, generalized, generalized anaphylaxis, generalized anxiety disorder, generalized coordinate

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Example sentences from the Web for generalization

I had some people come up to me after and talk to me—‘Oh, I disagreed with that,’ ‘I thought that was a generalization.’
‘Two and a Half Men’ Co-Creator Lee Aronsohn’s Female-Comedy Rant|Tricia Romano|April 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Quite frankly, your generalization (one of many) that no 15-year-old is capable of writing as I did is false.
Michael Wolff Is the Child|Daniel Judt|June 22, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Ian McEwan: But we accept, for example, if you want to make a generalization, that a sample of two is about fine.
Hanging Out with Ian McEwan: Full Transcript|The Daily Beast Video|April 14, 2010|DAILY BEAST
How much has been written on abstraction, generalization, and universals!
Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. I (of 2)|Jaime Luciano Balmes

That this generalization does not admit, however, of universal application is made evident by the work of various experimenters.
The Toxicity of Caffein|William Salant
Generalization, by which is meant the process of forming Concepts or General Ideas.
The Art of Logical Thinking|William Walker Atkinson
Generalization is certainly a most valuable instrument: science indeed exists only by virtue of it.
More Hunting Wasps|J. Henri Fabre
They lack not only curiosity, but the power of abstraction and generalization, and even thought is a burden to them.
Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871|Various

British Dictionary definitions for generalization

generalization

generalisation

/ (ˌdʒɛnrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) /

noun

a principle, theory, etc, with general application

the act or an instance of generalizing

psychol the evoking of a response learned to one stimulus by a different but similar stimulusSee also conditioning

logic the derivation of a general statement from a particular one, formally by prefixing a quantifier and replacing a subject term by a bound variable. If the quantifier is universal (universal generalization) the argument is not in general valid; if it is existential (existential generalization) it is valid

logic any statement ascribing a property to every member of a class (universal generalization) or to one or more members (existential generalization)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for generalization

generalization

[ jĕn′ər-ə-lĭ-zā′shən ]

n.

The act or an instance of generalizing.

A principle, a statement, or an idea having general application.

单词	generalization
释义	generalization [ jen-er-uh-luh-zey-shuhn ] / ˌdʒɛn ər ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR generalization ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act or process of generalizing. a result of this process; a general statement, idea, or principle. Logic. a proposition asserting something to be true either of all members of a certain class or of an indefinite part of that class. the process of obtaining such propositions. Psychology. Also called stimulus generalization. the act or process of responding to a stimulus similar to but distinct from the conditioned stimulus. Also called response generalization. the act or process of making a different but similar response to the same stimulus. Also called mediated generalization. the act or process of responding to a stimulus not physically similar to the conditioned stimulus and not previously encountered in conditioning. the act or process of perceiving similarity or relation between different stimuli, as between words, colors, sounds, lights, concepts or feelings; the formation of a general notion. Origin of generalization First recorded in 1755–65; generalize + -ation WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH generalization deduction, extrapolation, induction, generalization , hypothesis Words nearby generalization general hospital, general immunity, generalissimo, generalist, generality, generalization, generalize, generalized, generalized anaphylaxis, generalized anxiety disorder, generalized coordinate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for generalization I had some people come up to me after and talk to me—‘Oh, I disagreed with that,’ ‘I thought that was a generalization.’ ‘Two and a Half Men’ Co-Creator Lee Aronsohn’s Female-Comedy Rant\|Tricia Romano\|April 4, 2012\|DAILY BEAST Quite frankly, your generalization (one of many) that no 15-year-old is capable of writing as I did is false. Michael Wolff Is the Child\|Daniel Judt\|June 22, 2010\|DAILY BEAST Ian McEwan: But we accept, for example, if you want to make a generalization, that a sample of two is about fine. Hanging Out with Ian McEwan: Full Transcript\|The Daily Beast Video\|April 14, 2010\|DAILY BEAST How much has been written on abstraction, generalization, and universals! Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. I (of 2)\|Jaime Luciano Balmes That this generalization does not admit, however, of universal application is made evident by the work of various experimenters. The Toxicity of Caffein\|William Salant Generalization, by which is meant the process of forming Concepts or General Ideas. The Art of Logical Thinking\|William Walker Atkinson Generalization is certainly a most valuable instrument: science indeed exists only by virtue of it. More Hunting Wasps\|J. Henri Fabre They lack not only curiosity, but the power of abstraction and generalization, and even thought is a burden to them. Catholic World, Vol. XIII, April to September, 1871\|Various British Dictionary definitions for generalization generalization generalisation / (ˌdʒɛnrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) / noun a principle, theory, etc, with general application the act or an instance of generalizing psychol the evoking of a response learned to one stimulus by a different but similar stimulusSee also conditioning logic the derivation of a general statement from a particular one, formally by prefixing a quantifier and replacing a subject term by a bound variable. If the quantifier is universal (universal generalization) the argument is not in general valid; if it is existential (existential generalization) it is valid logic any statement ascribing a property to every member of a class (universal generalization) or to one or more members (existential generalization) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to generalization regulation, proposal, rule, logic, reasoning, sense, interpretation, premise, thinking, argument, analysis, acumen, proposition, hypothesis, rationale, inference, conjecture, ratiocination, reason, rationalization Medical definitions for generalization generalization [ jĕn′ər-ə-lĭ-zā′shən ] n. The act or an instance of generalizing. A principle, a statement, or an idea having general application. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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generalization

noun

Origin of generalization

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH generalization

Words nearby generalization

Example sentences from the Web for generalization

British Dictionary definitions for generalization

generalisation

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Medical definitions for generalization

n.