Meanings
noungeneralisation (countable and uncountable, plural generalisations)
plural generalisations · alternative British English Oxford US generalization
- countableuncountableThe formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
nounan idea or conclusion having general application
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nounthe process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
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Broader
nounreasoning from detailed facts to general principles
Broader
noun(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
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Translations
Arabic تَعْمِيم
- تَعْمِيم (taʕmīm)formulation of general concepts
Catalan generalització, generalització
- generalitzacióformulation of general concepts
- generalitzacióinductive reasoning
Czech generalizace, zobecnění
- generalizaceinductive reasoning
- zobecněníinductive reasoning
Danish generalisering, generalisering
- generaliseringformulation of general concepts
- generaliseringinductive reasoning
Dutch generalisatie
- generalisatieformulation of general concepts
Finnish yleistäminen, yleistys
- yleistäminenformulation of general concepts
- yleistysinductive reasoning
- yleistämineninductive reasoning
French généralisation, généralisation
- généralisationformulation of general concepts
- généralisationinductive reasoning
German Verallgemeinerung, Generalisierung
- Verallgemeinerungformulation of general concepts
- Generalisierungformulation of general concepts
- Verallgemeinerunginductive reasoning
- Generalisierunginductive reasoning
Hungarian általánosítás
- általánosításformulation of general concepts
Indonesian perampatan, penyamarataan
- perampatanformulation of general concepts
- penyamarataanformulation of general concepts
- generalisasiformulation of general concepts
- penyamarataaninductive reasoning
- generalisasiinductive reasoning
Italian generalizzazione
- generalizzazioneformulation of general concepts
Japanese 汎化
- 汎化 (hanka)formulation of general concepts
Malay penyeluruhan, generalisasi
- penyeluruhanformulation of general concepts
- generalisasiformulation of general concepts
- pengitlakanformulation of general concepts
- penyeluruhaninductive reasoning
- generalisasiinductive reasoning
- pengitlakaninductive reasoning
Māori tukipūtanga, tukipūtanga
- tukipūtangaformulation of general concepts
- tukipūtangainductive reasoning
Norwegian Bokmål generalisering
- generaliseringformulation of general concepts
Polish uogólnienie, generalizacja
- uogólnienieformulation of general concepts
- generalizacjaformulation of general concepts
- uogólnienieinductive reasoning
- generalizacjainductive reasoning
Portuguese generalização, generalização
- generalizaçãoformulation of general concepts
- generalizaçãoinductive reasoning
Romanian generalizare, generalizare
- generalizareformulation of general concepts
- generalizareinductive reasoning
Russian обобще́ние, генерализа́ция
- обобще́ние (obobščénije)formulation of general concepts
- генерализа́ция (generalizácija)formulation of general concepts
- обобще́ние (obobščénije)inductive reasoning
- генерализа́ция (generalizácija)inductive reasoning
Scottish Gaelic ginearalachadh, ginearalachadh
- ginearalachadhformulation of general concepts
- ginearalachadhinductive reasoning
Spanish generalización, generalización
- generalizaciónformulation of general concepts
- generalizacióninductive reasoning
Swedish generalisering, generalisering
- generaliseringformulation of general concepts
- generaliseringinductive reasoning
Ukrainian узага́льнення
- узага́льнення (uzahálʹnennja)formulation of general concepts
Vietnamese khái quát hoá
- khái quát hoáformulation of general concepts
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with generalisation
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
generalisation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generalisation
MLA
“generalisation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generalisation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “generalisation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/generalisation.
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