generalization
nounEtymology From general + -ization.
1
An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.
2
The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
3
Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
4
An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
5
Mathematics, Sciences A proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
- A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.
- Antonyms
- specialization
- Derived terms
- genrelization, hasty generalization, misgeneralization, overgeneralization, undergeneralization
- Related terms
- stereotype