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