Noun

• S: (n) generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive reasoning (reasoning from detailed facts to general principles)
• S: (n) generalization, generalisation, generality (an idea or conclusion having general application) "he spoke in broad generalities"
• S: (n) abstraction, generalization, generalisation (the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• derivationally related form
• W: (v) abstract [Related to: abstraction] (consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically)
• W: (v) generalize [Related to: generalization] (draw from specific cases for more general cases)
• W: (v) generalise [Related to: generalisation] (draw from specific cases for more general cases)
• S: (n) generalization, generalisation, stimulus generalization, stimulus generalisation ((psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus)