generalization en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālisbor. Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. ▲ Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ization English generalization From general + -ization.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.
- (countable, uncountable) The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
- (countable, uncountable) Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
- (countable, uncountable) An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
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(countable, uncountable) A proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| generalizations | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| generalisation | alternative | lexicographic |
Antonyms
specialization · individualization · singularization · specialization · concretization · particularization · specialization
Deriveds
hasty generalization · overgeneralization · misgeneralization · undergeneralization · genrelization
Relateds
Synonyms
genericization · universalization · generalization · abstraction · despecification · universalization
Translations (79)
cs generalizace (inductive reasoning) · fr généralisation (inductive reasoning) · an cheneralización (formulation of general concepts) · sv generalisering (inductive reasoning) · cy cyffredinoliad (formulation of general concepts) · pt generalização (formulation of general concepts) · be генералізацыя (formulation of general concepts) · pl uogólnienie (formulation of general concepts) · fr généralisation (formulation of general concepts) · ms pengitlakan (formulation of general concepts) · ro generalizare (inductive reasoning) · ru обобще́ние (inductive reasoning) · it generalizzazione (formulation of general concepts) · ro generalizație (formulation of general concepts) · mk генерализација (inductive reasoning) · uk генералізація (formulation of general concepts) · de Generalisierung (formulation of general concepts) · ru генерализа́ция (formulation of general concepts) · fi yleistäminen (formulation of general concepts) · de Verallgemeinerung (formulation of general concepts) · mi tukipūtanga (formulation of general concepts) · be абагульненне (formulation of general concepts) · ms pengitlakan (inductive reasoning) · ms penyeluruhan (formulation of general concepts) · af generalisasie (formulation of general concepts) · vi khái quát hoá (formulation of general concepts) · nb generalisering (formulation of general concepts) · gl xeneralización (inductive reasoning) · uk узага́льнення (inductive reasoning) · pl uogólnienie (inductive reasoning) · nl generalisatie (formulation of general concepts) · de Verallgemeinerung (inductive reasoning) · fi yleistäminen (inductive reasoning) · sl posplošitev (formulation of general concepts) · id generalisasi (formulation of general concepts) · ar تَعْمِيم (inductive reasoning) · cs generalizace (formulation of general concepts) · fi yleistys (inductive reasoning) · gd ginearalachadh (inductive reasoning) · ms penyeluruhan (inductive reasoning) · id perampatan (formulation of general concepts) · sv generalisering (formulation of general concepts) · id penyamarataan (formulation of general concepts) · da generalisering (inductive reasoning) · pl generalizacja (inductive reasoning) · nn generalisering (formulation of general concepts) · mk обопштување (formulation of general concepts) · bg генерализация (formulation of general concepts) · de Generalisierung (inductive reasoning) · ast xeneralización (inductive reasoning) · id penyamarataan (inductive reasoning) · ru генерализа́ция (inductive reasoning) · pt generalização (inductive reasoning) · gd ginearalachadh (formulation of general concepts) · ms generalisasi (formulation of general concepts) · ja 汎化 (formulation of general concepts) · ar تَعْمِيم (formulation of general concepts) · tr jeneralizasyon (formulation of general concepts) · oc generalizacion (formulation of general concepts) · hu általánosítás (inductive reasoning) · mk генерализација (formulation of general concepts) · ast xeneralización (formulation of general concepts) · ms generalisasi (inductive reasoning) · ca generalització (formulation of general concepts) · mk обопштување (inductive reasoning) · ru обобще́ние (formulation of general concepts) · ro generalizare (formulation of general concepts) · id generalisasi (inductive reasoning) · it generalizzazione (inductive reasoning) · pl generalizacja (formulation of general concepts) · uk узага́льнення (formulation of general concepts) · ca generalització (inductive reasoning) · es generalización (inductive reasoning) · hu általánosítás (formulation of general concepts) · sk generalizácia (formulation of general concepts) · da generalisering (formulation of general concepts) · gl xeneralización (formulation of general concepts) · cs zobecnění (inductive reasoning) · es generalización (formulation of general concepts)