GENERALISATION

• (noun) (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

  synonyms : generalization , stimulus generalisation , stimulus generalization

• (noun) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

  synonyms : generalization , induction , inductive reasoning

• (noun) the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

  synonyms : abstraction , generalization

• (noun) an idea or conclusion having general application

  "he spoke in broad generalities"

  synonyms : generality , generalization

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