generality
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6.3
- noun
- /ˌdʒɛnəˈrælɪti/
:
generalidad
- Researchers often assess the generality of their results to determine if they are widely applicable.
- loss of generality
- generality of findings
- level of generality
And one real distinguishing factor is generality.
- And one real distinguishing factor is generality.
Examples
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Due to the small number of participants, generality of the findings should not be assumed.
Academic text (2015) -
The generality of the rules allows them to be applied in various situations.
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In many ways, native groups have found this very generality to be an advantage.
Academic text (1992) -
In other words, we believe the present findings have a good deal of generality.
Academic text (1998) -
There are also limitations related to the generality of these findings.
Academic text (2012) -
Recent findings have called into question both the generality of this effect and the presumed mediating processes.
Academic text (1995) -
In the present study, we examined the issue of the generality of attitude toward institutional authority among Aboriginal schoolchildren.
Academic text (1993) -
Third, both heterosexual and homosexual subjects were recruited in an attempt to assess the generality of the findings.
Academic text (1991) -
Research has supported patterns of generality in offending behavior (Klein, 1984).
Academic text (1999) -
The generality of his statement made it relevant to many different cases.
Synonyms
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6.8
Being true or the same for everyone
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8.7
How well results apply to other people or situations
A lack of specific details that make meaning clear
Lack of detail that makes something general and unclear
A rule or feature that affects a whole system rather than a part
Antonyms
How General
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Generality comes from the old Latin root genus, which means 'kind' or 'birth', and is the same root behind generate and generation. So a generality is the quality of being about a whole kind or group — broad and widely true rather than small and specific.