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generalized

generalized

6.5
Not made for one job and able to work in many places
  • adjective
  • /ˈdʒɛnəraˌlaɪzd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : generalizado
  • Many species of birds are generalized feeders, adapting their diets to include a variety of foods.

We're building single threaded neural networks, you know, chat, GP, TS becoming a little closer to a more generalized AI if you want.

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Examples

  • We're building single threaded neural networks, you know, chat, GP, TS becoming a little closer to a more generalized AI if you want.

  • Individuals with Panic Disorder and Generalized Anxiety Disorder suffer from heightened physiological arousal, leading to the sensation of anxiety, but without a circumscribed source.

    Academic text (1991)
  • We will start with a generalized description of their use on the battlefield.

  • This is sort of very generalized kind of idea that the death rate, the first thing that happens in time is that the death rate falls, right?

  • And that means we have a set of generalized velocities Q dots.

  • The sunflower is a generalized plant that can thrive in many different types of soil.

  • Some animals are generalized rather than specialized, which helps them survive in diverse environments.

Synonyms

versatile
vsgeneralized
55 6.3

Able to be used in many different ways and do many jobs

emphasizes broad lack of specialization rather than many specific uses
adaptable
vsgeneralized
23 3.4

Able to change to fit new situations

is about being broad and unspecialized rather than just changing
general-purpose
vsgeneralized
4 3.9

Useful for many different tasks and situations

describes an unspecialized biological trait able to handle many environments
adaptative
vsgeneralized
7.5

Able to change to fit new conditions

focuses on being unspecialized and surviving across many conditions

Antonyms

70 5.4

Made for a particular job, activity, or area

Compounds

1 5.5

A condition when a person has strong, long-lasting worry about many things and physical signs like tension and sweating

generalized epilepsy
  • Specialized
5.3

A condition where seizures affect both sides of the brain causing loss of consciousness and whole body jerks

generalized seizure
  • Specialized
5.8

A seizure that affects the whole brain and causes loss of consciousness and violent body shaking

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How General

versatile
55 6.3
generalized
  • Specialized
6.5
adaptable
23 3.4
specialized
  • US
70 5.4

Surface Forms

generalized positive
generalised positive

Morphology

generalized = generalize (transparent) = general + ize + ed

Formed from the verb 'generalize' with the adjectival/past-participle suffix '-ed', a standard and semantically regular derivation.

Etymology

The word generalized comes from general, which means 'for many' or 'common', plus a part that means 'made so' (-ized). So a generalized animal or body part is 'not specialized' and can work in many different places or jobs.