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