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generalisation

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noun generalisations · generalization

  1. countable, uncountable The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
  2. countable, uncountable Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

Opposite: specialisation

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Opposite: specialisation

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noun formulation of general concepts

Españolgeneralización
日本語汎化 hanka
Portuguêsgeneralização
Françaisgénéralisation
DeutschVerallgemeinerung, Generalisierung
Italianogeneralizzazione
Românăgeneralizare
Русскийобобще́ние obobščénije, генерализа́ция generalizácija
Tiếng Việtkhái quát hoá
العربيةتَعْمِيم taʕmīm

noun inductive reasoning

Españolgeneralización
Portuguêsgeneralização
Françaisgénéralisation
DeutschVerallgemeinerung, Generalisierung
Românăgeneralizare
Русскийобобще́ние obobščénije, генерализа́ция generalizácija

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@misc{generalisation_2026,
  title = {generalisation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/generalisation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}