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noun
A specialized instance of a more general phenomenon, category, etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: generalization
noun
A specialized instance of a more general phenomenon, category, etc.
A class of phenomena that is a subset of a more general class.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: generalization
noun
A specialized instance of a more general phenomenon, category, etc.
A theorem or other statement that follows directly from a more general statement.
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Antonyms: generalization
verb
To treat something as a special case; to handle in an explicitly different way.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
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