generalization — Dizionario inglese

Sostantivo

1. An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.

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

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   Sinonimi

   universalization

   Contrari

   specialization

3. Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

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4. An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.

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5. 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.

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   Esempi

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

Sostantivo

1. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

   Sinonimi

   generalisationinductioninductive reasoning

   Termini più generali

   colligation

2. an idea or conclusion having general application

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   generalisationgenerality

   Termini più generali

   ideathought

   Esempi

   he spoke in broad generalities

3. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

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   abstractiongeneralisation

   Termini più generali

   theorizationtheorisation

4. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

   Sinonimi

   generalisationstimulus generalizationstimulus generalisation

   Termini più generali

   transfertransfer of trainingcarry-over