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Definitions for generalist
ˈdʒɛn ər ə lɪstgen·er·al·ist
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Princeton's WordNet
Renaissance man, generalistnoun
a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests
"a statistician has to be something of a generalist"
Wiktionary
generalistnoun
A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields.
generalistnoun
A general practitioner.
generalistnoun
Species which can thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions.
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generalist
A generalist is an individual, organism, or system that has a broad range of skills, knowledge or abilities, allowing them to function effectively in many different situations or environments. Rather than specializing in a single discipline or area, a generalist is competent in several different areas or activities. In ecology, for example, a generalist species can live in diverse environments and consume a wide range of food sources.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of generalist in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of generalist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
Examples of generalist in a Sentence
As a generalist, I’m really thinking about that part as well and how we can engage with our surgical colleagues to make sure our patients who are from underrepresented groups are leading healthy lives after they’ve gone under the knife so to speak, would we find something different with more rare, complicated surgeries? It’s possible and that goes back to the type of hospitals where patients are getting their care.
If you are a mid-market generalist investor in Europe, you will want to develop a specialism quickly, or you may struggle to differentiate.
What you're seeing is that generalist money is getting very worried and thinking that maybe the healthcare trade is over and they're rotating into something else.
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