Dictionary Check: generalization
"generalization" is a valid word!
Scrabble
24
points
Words with Friends
28
points
Definition
noun
reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
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
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
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