generalization
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- noun
- /ˌdʒɛnərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
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generalización
- Based on their own analysis of the data, students developed descriptive and explanatory generalizations about the world community.
- make generalizations
- form generalizations
- develop generalizations
Yeah, going from a generalization to something very specialized.
- Yeah, going from a generalization to something very specialized.
Examples
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I hoped that they would be able to form generalizations about their topics.
Academic text (1998) -
Teachers and researchers need to be able to develop tests that accurately measure understanding of generalization.
Academic text (1997) -
We now consider a generalization of the problem studied in the previous section.
Academic text (1994) -
Food security is a useful concept for generalization purposes and for the planning of relief.
Academic text (2008) -
Social studies scholars have made several attempts to explain the concept of generalization.
Academic text (1997) -
Therefore, students should be given repeated trials and provided with a variety of equations to promote generalization of skills.
Academic text (2013) -
The scientists reached a generalization about climate change after studying various data sets.
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During the lesson, the teacher explained the concept of generalization to help students understand how to categorize information.
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By examining multiple case studies, researchers were able to draw a generalization about consumer behavior trends.
Synonyms
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8.0
Making a simple idea from many details to show what is common
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6.8
A way of thinking that uses specific facts to form a general rule
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7.5
Forming a clear idea of something in your mind
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6.2
To form a general idea from many small facts
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
To react the same way to things that look or sound like what you learned
How General
Surface Forms
Morphology
generalization = generalize (transparent) = general + ize + ation
Standard derivation from adjective to verb ('general' -> 'generalize') and verb to noun ('-ation'); meaning is directly predictable.
Etymology
Generalization comes from the word general, which means 'kind' or 'type'. Making a generalization is taking several specific examples and finding a rule that fits the whole 'kind', so the origin explains why it creates a broad idea from details.