generalization

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Noun

generalization

1. The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.

   Synonyms: universalization, Thesaurus:generalization

   Antonyms: specialization, Thesaurus:specialization

2. Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
3. An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
4. (mathematics) A proof, axiom, problem, or definition which includes another's cases, and also some additional cases.

   A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.

Translations

• French: généralisation
• German: Verallgemeinerung, Generalisierung
• Portuguese: generalização
• Russian: обобще́ние
• Spanish: generalización

Translations

• French: généralisation
• German: Verallgemeinerung, Generalisierung
• Portuguese: generalização
• Russian: обобще́ние
• Spanish: generalización

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