generalization
/JH EH0 N ER0 AH0 L IH0 Z EY1 SH AH0 N/noun
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The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
syn:universalizationant:specialization - 2
Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
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An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
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A proof, axiom, problem, or definition which includes another's cases, and also some additional cases.
“A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.”
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