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The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: generalization, stimulus generalization, stimulus generalisation
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: transfer, transfer of training, carry-over
Narrower terms: irradiation
reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: generalization, induction, inductive reasoning
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: colligation
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: abstraction, generalization
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: theorization, theorisation
an idea or conclusion having general application
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he spoke in broad generalities
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: generalization, generality
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: idea, thought
Narrower terms: principle, rule
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
64 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
تَعْمِيم
(taʕmīm)
— formulation of general concepts
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Asturian:
xeneralización
— formulation of general concepts
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Belarusian:
абагульненне
(abahulʹnjennje)
— formulation of general concepts
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Catalan:
generalització
— formulation of general concepts
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Danish:
generalisering
— formulation of general concepts
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Dutch:
generalisatie
— formulation of general concepts
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Finnish:
yleistäminen
— formulation of general concepts
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French:
généralisation
— formulation of general concepts
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Galician:
xeneralización
— formulation of general concepts
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German:
Verallgemeinerung
— formulation of general concepts
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German:
Generalisierung
— formulation of general concepts
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Hungarian:
általánosítás
— formulation of general concepts
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Indonesian:
perampatan
— formulation of general concepts
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Indonesian:
penyamarataan
— formulation of general concepts
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Indonesian:
generalisasi
— formulation of general concepts
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Italian:
generalizzazione
— formulation of general concepts
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Japanese:
汎化
(hanka)
— formulation of general concepts
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Macedonian:
обопштување
(obopštuvanje)
— formulation of general concepts
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Macedonian:
генерализација
(generalizacija)
— formulation of general concepts
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Malay:
penyeluruhan
— formulation of general concepts
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Malay:
generalisasi
— formulation of general concepts
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Malay:
pengitlakan
— formulation of general concepts
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Māori:
tukipūtanga
— formulation of general concepts
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Norwegian Bokmål:
generalisering
— formulation of general concepts
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Norwegian Nynorsk:
generalisering
— formulation of general concepts
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Polish:
uogólnienie
— formulation of general concepts
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Polish:
generalizacja
— formulation of general concepts
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Portuguese:
generalização
— formulation of general concepts
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Romanian:
generalizare
— formulation of general concepts
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Russian:
обобще́ние
(obobščénije)
— formulation of general concepts
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Russian:
генерализа́ция
(generalizácija)
— formulation of general concepts
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Scottish Gaelic:
ginearalachadh
— formulation of general concepts
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Slovene:
posplošitev
— formulation of general concepts
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Spanish:
generalización
— formulation of general concepts
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Swedish:
generalisering
— formulation of general concepts
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Ukrainian:
узага́льнення
(uzahálʹnennja)
— formulation of general concepts
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Vietnamese:
khái quát hoá
— formulation of general concepts
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Catalan:
generalització
— inductive reasoning
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Czech:
generalizace
— inductive reasoning
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Czech:
zobecnění
— inductive reasoning
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Danish:
generalisering
— inductive reasoning
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Finnish:
yleistys
— inductive reasoning
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Finnish:
yleistäminen
— inductive reasoning
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French:
généralisation
— inductive reasoning
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Galician:
xeneralización
— inductive reasoning
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German:
Verallgemeinerung
— inductive reasoning
-
German:
Generalisierung
— inductive reasoning
-
Indonesian:
penyamarataan
— inductive reasoning
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Indonesian:
generalisasi
— inductive reasoning
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Macedonian:
обопштување
(obopštuvanje)
— inductive reasoning
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Macedonian:
генерализација
(generalizacija)
— inductive reasoning
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Malay:
penyeluruhan
— inductive reasoning
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Malay:
generalisasi
— inductive reasoning
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Malay:
pengitlakan
— inductive reasoning
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Māori:
tukipūtanga
— inductive reasoning
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Polish:
uogólnienie
— inductive reasoning
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Polish:
generalizacja
— inductive reasoning
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Portuguese:
generalização
— inductive reasoning
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Romanian:
generalizare
— inductive reasoning
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Russian:
обобще́ние
(obobščénije)
— inductive reasoning
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Russian:
генерализа́ция
(generalizácija)
— inductive reasoning
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Scottish Gaelic:
ginearalachadh
— inductive reasoning
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Spanish:
generalización
— inductive reasoning
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Swedish:
generalisering
— inductive reasoning
