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generalisation in WordNet English dictionary
noun
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
abstraction
generalization
generalisation
an idea or conclusion having general application
"he spoke in broad generalities"
generalization
generalisation
generality
reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
generalization
generalisation
induction
inductive reasoning
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
generalization
generalisation
stimulus generalization
stimulus generalisation
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generalisation in English Wiktionary
(noun) The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
(noun) inductive/Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
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