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Synonyms for generalization
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : jen-er-uh-luh-zey-shuh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌdʒɛn ər ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən |
Top 10 synonyms for generalization Other synonyms for the word generalization
- abstract principle
- abstraction
- acumen
- apprehension
- apriority
- argumentation
- assumption
- axiom
- base
- bounds
- brain
- brains
- canon
- case
- cause
- cogitation
- comprehension
- concluding
- conclusion
- conjecture
- corollary
- criterion
- deducement
- deduction
- dialectics
- discernment
- exigency
- exposition
- formula
- foundation
- fundamental
- generalization
- ground
- guide
- half-truth
- illation
- induction
- inference
- intellect
- intellection
- judgment
- law
- limits
- logical reasoning
- logistics
- loose statement
- lucidity
- marbles
- maxim
- mentality
- mind
- moderation
- observation
- origin
- postulate
- precept
- principium
- principle
- proof
- proposition
- propriety
- ratiocination
- rationalism
- rationality
- rationalization
- rationalizing
- reason
- reasonableness
- rule
- saneness
- sanity
- sense
- senses
- sensibleness
- sound mind
- soundness
- source
- speculation
- sweeping statement
- syllogism
- syllogization
- theorem
- thinking
- thought
- train of thought
- truth
- understanding
- universality
- usage
- wisdom
- wit
Définition of generalization
Origin :- 1761, "act of generalizing," from generalize + -ation. Meaning "a general inference" is from 1794.
- As in induction : noun inference
- As in law : noun standard, principle of behavior
- As in reason : noun mental analysis
- As in reasoning : noun logic, interpretation
- As in generality : noun vague notion
- Still, one must not begin to apply this generalization too early.
- Extract from : « A Treatise on Parents and Children » by George Bernard Shaw
- Here, is in the Parmenides, he means something not really different from generalization.
- Extract from : « Theaetetus » by Plato
- These are the processes of division and generalization which are so dear to the dialectician, that king of men.
- Extract from : « Phaedrus » by Plato
- Generalization is always a new influx of the divinity into the mind.
- Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- The Chinese Mencius has not been the least successful in his generalization.
- Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
- It is true that this generalization does not hold with regularity.
- Extract from : « Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I » by Herbert Spencer
- Ledwith had the poetic temperament, and the philosopher's power of generalization.
- Extract from : « The Art of Disappearing » by John Talbot Smith
- It will be of interest to follow the testing of this generalization in other parts of the world.
- Extract from : « The Economic Aspect of Geology » by C. K. Leith
- It is plain that the word suffered a generalization of meaning.
- Extract from : « Laurence Sterne in Germany » by Harvey Waterman Thayer
- It is difficult to make any generalization on the amount that should be devoted to publicity.
- Extract from : « The Building of a Book » by Various
Antonyms for generalization
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