generalization
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5.3
- noun
- /ˌdʒɛnərəlaɪˈzeɪʃən/
- US
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generalización
- It is often misleading to rely on a single case when making broad generalizations about behavior.
- make generalizations
- empirical generalizations
- broad generalizations
So I know that you loathe and avoid generalizations with good reason.
- So I know that you loathe and avoid generalizations with good reason.
- These are sort of generalizations that Aristotle himself is noting.
- You can see I'm prone to sweeping generalizations.
- I mean, OK, there are always this a bit of a generalization, but they're looking for people who make noise.
- Well, close is a relative term and nobody what I, what I tweet today, all generalizations are wrong.
- There are so many messages that we receive around sex and desire that are just huge generalizations.
- Vain about her looks, all the good and the bad generalizations about Latins.
- So when we say generalizations, what what are we talking about?
- It doesn't seem to quite work as a as a generalisation.
- I'll try to give you some generalization, but I think the general argument is, is quite broad.
- He kept returning to generalizations as thinking that through braggadocio alone that he could prevail.
- And I also think that the generalization here, but dealing with two boys is a little bit, it's a little bit different.
Examples
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Although every academic test has its unique properties, a few generalizations can be made.
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The research at this point is too limited to make generalizations across all levels of ELP.
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I was making a broad generalization.
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That seems a broad generalization...
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You realize it's hard to make generalizations.
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Now, what sort of business do we have making these generalizations about cultures?
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As a result, the generalization of this study to other populations should be made cautiously.
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In addition, the limited geographic representation of the participants prevents the generalization of these findings.
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These generalizations always seemed inaccurate to me.
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First, this study involved a single participant, which restricts generalization of the findings.
Academic text (2015)
Synonyms
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6.5
A broad statement that does not give specific details
Expressing ideas in broad, not detailed statements rather than specific facts
A general remark that does not include specific details
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
Formation and meaning ('a broad statement applying generally') follow directly from the verb 'generalize' and are predictable.
Etymology
Generalization comes from the word general, meaning 'not specific' or 'for a whole kind'. A generalization is a broad statement that applies to many cases rather than one, so the origin explains its wide scope.