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English noun: generalisation | |||
| 1. | generalisation (cognition) an idea or conclusion having general application | ||
| Samples | He spoke in broad generalities. | ||
| Synonyms | generality, generalization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | idea, thought | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | principle, rule | ||
| 2. | generalisation (cognition) the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances | ||
| Synonyms | abstraction, generalization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | theorisation, theorization | ||
| 3. | generalisation (cognition) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles | ||
| Synonyms | generalization, induction, inductive reasoning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | colligation | ||
| 4. | generalisation (cognition) (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus | ||
| Synonyms | generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | carry-over, transfer, transfer of training | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | irradiation | ||
| Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||
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