generalization
/ˌdʒɛnərələˈzeɪʃən/
noun
- A broad statement or idea that applies to many people, things, or situations, often based on limited evidence.
- The scientist warned against making a generalization from just one experiment.
- Saying that all teenagers are lazy is an unfair generalization.
- In history class, we learned to avoid hasty generalizations about ancient cultures.
- The process of forming a general idea or rule from specific examples.
- The generalization of the pattern helped the mathematician create a new formula.
- The theory was developed through the generalization of many individual observations.
- Children use generalization when they learn that all round objects can roll.
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