Generalisation (Noun)
Meaning 1
The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 2
Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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- The scientist's discovery of a pattern in the data led to a generalisation about the behaviour of subatomic particles.
- By studying the responses of several individuals, the researcher was able to make a generalisation about human reaction times.
- The philosopher's argument relied on a generalisation about the nature of morality, which was based on a wide range of historical and cultural examples.
- The economist's model was based on a generalisation about consumer behaviour, which was derived from data on spending patterns.
- The historian's theory about the causes of revolutions was a generalisation that emerged from a detailed analysis of several major upheavals.
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Meaning 3
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus.
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.
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Meaning 4
An idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities".
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Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents.