Phrase guide

without loss of generality

prep_phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

With a constraining assumption that, however, makes it clear how to apply the proof performed under this assumption to the general case unconstrained by the assumption.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: mathematics, sciences

Examples

  • We wish to prove two ellipses in the plane intersect in an even number of points or are tangent. Without loss of generality, assume one of them has the equation x2#43;y2#61;1.

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 不失一般性 (bùshī yībānxìng) — without loss of generality
  • Czech: bez újmy na obecnosti — without loss of generality
  • Danish: uden tab af generalitet — without loss of generality
  • Dutch: zonder verlies van algemeenheid (z.v.v.a.) — without loss of generality
  • Finnish: yleisyyttä menettämättä — without loss of generality
  • French: sans perte de généralité — without loss of generality
  • Georgian: ზოგადობის შეუზღუდავად (zogadobis šeuzɣudavad) — without loss of generality
  • German: ohne Beschränkung der Allgemeinheit — without loss of generality
  • German: o. B. d. A. — without loss of generality
  • German: o. E. — without loss of generality
  • Hebrew: בלי הגבלת הכלליות (blí hagbalát haklaliút) — without loss of generality
  • Hebrew: בה״כ — without loss of generality
  • Hungarian: az általánosság elvesztése nélkül — without loss of generality
  • Indonesian: tanpa mengurangi keumuman — without loss of generality
  • Romanian: fără a reduce generalitatea — without loss of generality
  • Russian: без потери общности (bez poteri obščnosti) — without loss of generality
  • Russian: не теряя общности (ne terjaja obščnosti) — without loss of generality
  • Spanish: sin pérdida de generalidad — without loss of generality