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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Generalization \Gen`er*al*i*za"tion\, n. [Cf. F. g['e]n['e]ralisation.] 1. The act or process of generalizing; the act of bringing individuals or particulars under a genus or class; deduction of a general principle from particulars. Generalization is only the apprehension of the one in the many --Sir W. Hamilton. 2. A general inference. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: generalization n 1: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn: {induction}, {inductive reasoning}] 2: an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities" [syn: {generality}] 3: the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances [syn: {abstraction}] 4: generalization of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation [syn: {transfer}, {transfer of training}, {carry-over}]
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