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generalisation
Found in thesaurus: thought, idea, theorisation, theorization, colligation, carry-over, transfer, transfer of training
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generalisation (Brit.)
n.
act of generalizing; general statement or conclusion; (Psychology) act of reacting to a new stimulus as to a similar stimulus (also generalization)
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Generalization
A generalization (or generalisation) is a concept in the inductive sense of that word, or an extension of the concept to less-specific criteria. Generalizations posit the existence of a domain or set of elements, as well as one or more common characteristics shared by those elements (thus creating a conceptual model). As such, they are the essential basis of all valid deductive inferences. The process of verification is necessary to determine whether a generalization holds true for any given situation.
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generalisation
Noun
1. an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"
(synonym) generalization, generality
(hypernym) idea, thought
(hyponym) principle, rule
(derivation) generalize, generalise
2. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
(synonym) abstraction, generalization
(hypernym) theorization, theorisation
(derivation) generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer
3. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
(synonym) generalization, induction, inductive reasoning
(hypernym) colligation
4. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
(synonym) generalization, stimulus generalization, stimulus generalisation
(hypernym) transfer, transfer of training, carry-over
(hyponym) irradiation
(derivation) generalize, generalise, extrapolate, infer
(classification) psychology, psychological science
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généralisation
nf.
generalization, act of generalizing; general statement or conclusion
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generalisation (Brit.)
n.
generalizace
