generalization
noun
gen·er·al·i·za·tion
ˌjen-rə-lə-ˈzā-shən 
ˌje-nə-
ˌje-nə-
1
: the act or process of generalizing
2
: a general statement, law, principle, or proposition
made broad generalizations about women
3
: the act or process whereby a learned response is made to a stimulus similar to but not identical with the conditioned stimulus
Examples of generalization in a Sentence
He made several sweeping generalizations about women.
She was prone to generalization.
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Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025
What are the advances of Gemini Robotics? Carolina Parada, head of robotics at Google DeepMind, said in the briefing that the new models improve over the company’s prior robots in three dimensions: generalization, adaptability, and dexterity.
—Eliza Strickland, IEEE Spectrum, 12 Mar. 2025
In their letter, the Democratic lawmakers criticized Trump and his administration for making sweeping generalizations about Venezuelans, including TPS recipients, as being criminals.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 31 Jan. 2025
The intervention in the study is too short to make any generalizations about long-term health impacts, says Fryer.
—Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Generalization.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/generalization. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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generalization
noun
gen·er·al·i·za·tion
ˌjen-(ə-)rə-lə-ˈzā-shən
1
: the act or process of generalizing
2
: a general statement, law, principle, or proposition
Medical Definition
generalization
noun
gen·er·al·iza·tion
variants
or British generalisation
1
: the action or process of becoming widespread or diffuse
secondary generalization of a partial seizure
2
: the act or process whereby a learned response is made to a stimulus similar to but not identical with the conditioned stimulus
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