Dictionary Check: generalisation

"generalisation" is a valid word!

Scrabble 15 points
Words with Friends 19 points

Definition

noun

an idea or conclusion having general application

Example: "he spoke in broad generalities"
noun

the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

noun

reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

noun

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

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