the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
noun
reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
noun
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Word Forms
generalize
verb
speak or write in generalities
generalise
verb
speak or write in generalities
general
adjective
not specialized or limited to one class of things
abstract
verb
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
induce
verb
reason or establish by induction
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Verallgemeinerung
eine Idee oder Schlussfolgerung mit allgemeiner Anwendbarkeit
🇫🇷French
généralisation
une idée ou une conclusion ayant une application générale
🇪🇸Spanish
generalización
una idea o conclusión que tiene aplicación general
🇮🇹Italian
generalizzazione
un'idea o una conclusione di portata generale
🇳🇱Dutch
generalisatie
een idee of conclusie met algemene toepassing
🇵🇹Portuguese
generalização
uma ideia ou conclusão de aplicação geral
🇷🇺Russian
обобщение
идея или вывод, имеющий общее применение
India
🇮🇳Hindi
सामान्यकरण
एक विचार या निष्कर्ष जिसका सामान्य अनुप्रयोग हो
🇧🇩Bengali
সাধারণীকরণ
একটি ধারণা বা উপসংহারে সাধারণ প্রয়োগ রয়েছে
🇮🇳Tamil
பொதுமைப்படுத்தல்
பொதுவான பயன்பாட்டைக் கொண்ட ஒரு யோசனை அல்லது முடிவு
🇮🇳Telugu
సాధారణీకరణ
సాధారణ అనువర్తనాన్ని కలిగి ఉన్న ఆలోచన లేదా ముగింపు
🇮🇳Marathi
सामान्यीकरण
सामान्य अनुप्रयोग असलेली कल्पना किंवा निष्कर्ष
🇮🇳Gujarati
સામાન્યીકરણ
સામાન્ય એપ્લિકેશન ધરાવતો એક વિચાર અથવા નિષ્કર્ષ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯೀಕರಣ
ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ಅನ್ವಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಕಲ್ಪನೆ ಅಥವಾ ತೀರ್ಮಾನ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പൊതുവൽക്കരണം
പൊതുവായ പ്രയോഗമുള്ള ഒരു ആശയം അല്ലെങ്കിൽ നിഗമനം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸਧਾਰਣਕਰਨ
ਇੱਕ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਜਾਂ ਸਿੱਟਾ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਆਮ ਐਪਲੀਕੇਸ਼ਨ ਹੈ
🇵🇰Urdu
عام کرنا
ایک خیال یا نتیجہ جس کا عمومی اطلاق ہوتا ہے۔
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
概括
具有普遍适用性的想法或结论
🇯🇵Japanese
一般化
一般に応用できるアイデアや結論
🇰🇷Korean
일반화
일반적으로 적용되는 아이디어나 결론
🇻🇳Vietnamese
khái quát hóa
một ý tưởng hoặc kết luận có ứng dụng chung
🇹🇭Thai
ลักษณะทั่วไป
ความคิดหรือข้อสรุปที่มีการประยุกต์โดยทั่วไป
🇮🇩Indonesian
generalisasi
sebuah ide atau kesimpulan yang mempunyai penerapan umum
🇵🇭Filipino
paglalahat
isang ideya o konklusyon na may pangkalahatang aplikasyon
🇲🇾Malay
generalisasi
idea atau kesimpulan yang mempunyai aplikasi umum
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
تعميم
فكرة أو استنتاج له تطبيق عام
🇮🇷Persian
تعمیم
ایده یا نتیجه گیری که کاربرد کلی دارد
🇹🇷Turkish
genelleme
genel uygulamaya sahip bir fikir veya sonuç
🇮🇱Hebrew
הַכלָלָה
רעיון או מסקנה שיש להם יישום כללי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'generalisation'?
The primary meaning of 'generalisation' is 'an idea or conclusion having general application'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'generalisation' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'generalisation' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'generalisation' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'generalisation' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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