generalization in WordNet English dictionary

1. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
   abstraction  generalization  generalisation 
   
2. an idea or conclusion having general application
   "he spoke in broad generalities"
   generalization  generalisation  generality 
   
3. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
   generalization  generalisation  induction  inductive reasoning 
   
4. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
   generalization  generalisation  stimulus generalization  stimulus generalisation