Generalization — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

an idea or conclusion having general application

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dʒˌɛnɚɹəlᵻzˈeɪʃən/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˌɛnəɹəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˌɛnəɹəlaɪzˈeɪʃən/

6 syllables Say it as /dʒˌɛnɚɹəlᵻzˈeɪʃən/.

Examples

he spoke in broad generalities

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stimulus generalization induction generalisation inductive reasoning generality stimulus generalisation abstraction

Parts of Speech

noun	reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
noun	an idea or conclusion having general application “he spoke in broad generalities”
noun	the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
noun	(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

Word Forms

generalize	verb	draw from specific cases for more general cases
induce	verb	reason or establish by induction
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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Verallgemeinerung

Argumentation von detaillierten Fakten zu allgemeinen Grundsätzen

🇫🇷French

généralisation

raisonner à partir de faits détaillés vers des principes généraux

🇪🇸Spanish

generalización

razonamiento desde hechos detallados hasta principios generales

🇮🇹Italian

generalizzazione

ragionamento da fatti dettagliati a principi generali

🇳🇱Dutch

generalisatie

redeneren van gedetailleerde feiten naar algemene principes

🇵🇹Portuguese

generalização

raciocínio de fatos detalhados a princípios gerais

🇷🇺Russian

обобщение

рассуждения от детальных фактов к общим принципам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सामान्यकरण

विस्तृत तथ्यों से लेकर सामान्य सिद्धांतों तक तर्क

🇧🇩Bengali

সাধারণীকরণ

বিশদ তথ্য থেকে সাধারণ নীতি পর্যন্ত যুক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

பொதுமைப்படுத்தல்

விரிவான உண்மைகளிலிருந்து பொதுவான கொள்கைகள் வரை பகுத்தறிதல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సాధారణీకరణ

వివరణాత్మక వాస్తవాల నుండి సాధారణ సూత్రాల వరకు తార్కికం

🇮🇳Marathi

सामान्यीकरण

तपशीलवार तथ्यांपासून सामान्य तत्त्वांपर्यंत तर्क

🇮🇳Gujarati

સામાન્યીકરણ

વિગતવાર તથ્યોથી સામાન્ય સિદ્ધાંતો સુધી તર્ક

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯೀಕರಣ

ವಿವರವಾದ ಸಂಗತಿಗಳಿಂದ ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯ ತತ್ವಗಳಿಗೆ ತಾರ್ಕಿಕ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പൊതുവൽക്കരണം

വിശദമായ വസ്‌തുതകളിൽ നിന്ന് പൊതുതത്ത്വങ്ങളിലേക്കുള്ള ന്യായവാദം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਧਾਰਣਕਰਨ

ਵਿਸਤ੍ਰਿਤ ਤੱਥਾਂ ਤੋਂ ਲੈ ਕੇ ਆਮ ਸਿਧਾਂਤਾਂ ਤੱਕ ਤਰਕ

🇵🇰Urdu

عام کرنا

تفصیلی حقائق سے عام اصولوں تک استدلال

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

概括

从具体事实到一般原则的推理

🇯🇵Japanese

一般化

詳細な事実から一般原則への推論

🇰🇷Korean

일반화

상세한 사실부터 일반 원칙까지 추론

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khái quát hóa

lý luận từ sự kiện chi tiết đến nguyên tắc chung

🇹🇭Thai

ลักษณะทั่วไป

การใช้เหตุผลจากข้อเท็จจริงโดยละเอียดไปจนถึงหลักการทั่วไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

generalisasi

penalaran dari fakta rinci ke prinsip umum

🇵🇭Filipino

paglalahat

pangangatwiran mula sa mga detalyadong katotohanan hanggang sa pangkalahatang mga prinsipyo

🇲🇾Malay

generalisasi

penaakulan daripada fakta terperinci kepada prinsip umum

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعميم

الاستدلال من الحقائق التفصيلية إلى المبادئ العامة

🇮🇷Persian

تعمیم

استدلال از حقایق جزئی تا اصول کلی

🇹🇷Turkish

genelleme

Ayrıntılı gerçeklerden genel ilkelere doğru akıl yürütme

🇮🇱Hebrew

הַכלָלָה

הגיון מעובדות מפורטות לעקרונות כלליים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'generalization'?

The primary meaning of 'generalization' is 'reasoning from detailed facts to general principles'.

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Using 'generalization' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'generalization' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'generalization' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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