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generalization
[jen-er-uh-luh-zey-shuhn]
noun
the act or process of generalizing.
a result of this process; a general statement, idea, or principle.
Logic.
a proposition asserting something to be true either of all members of a certain class or of an indefinite part of that class.
the process of obtaining such propositions.
Psychology.
Also called stimulus generalization.the act or process of responding to a stimulus similar to but distinct from the conditioned stimulus.
Also called response generalization.the act or process of making a different but similar response to the same stimulus.
Also called mediated generalization.the act or process of responding to a stimulus not physically similar to the conditioned stimulus and not previously encountered in conditioning.
the act or process of perceiving similarity or relation between different stimuli, as between words, colors, sounds, lights, concepts or feelings; the formation of a general notion.
generalization
/ ˌɛəɪˈɪʃə /
noun
a principle, theory, etc, with general application
the act or an instance of generalizing
psychol the evoking of a response learned to one stimulus by a different but similar stimulus See also conditioning
logic the derivation of a general statement from a particular one, formally by prefixing a quantifier and replacing a subject term by a bound variable. If the quantifier is universal ( universal generalization ) the argument is not in general valid; if it is existential ( existential generalization ) it is valid
logic any statement ascribing a property to every member of a class ( universal generalization ) or to one or more members ( existential generalization )
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of generalization1
Example Sentences
The Supreme Court has long held that law enforcement officers cannot detain people based on generalizations that would cast a wide net of suspicion on large segments of the law-abiding population.
If Levick shies away from generalization, he too is a composer not easily pinned down.
Findling repeatedly referred to the allegations against his client as “sweeping generalizations.”
This is too much of a generalization, but it’s an irresistible one: We are seeing a truly extraordinary transformation, something like the awakening of the mainstream conservatives alongside the continuing surrender of the mainstream liberals.
But what Jones and Whewell showed was that, specifically related to agricultural land, Ricardo had crafted a huge generalization that didn't map onto the reality of the situation.
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