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Generalisation Definition & Meaning

generalisation
noun
  1. an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"
  2. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
  3. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
  4. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

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What does generalisation mean?
an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities" the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances reasoning from detailed facts to general principles (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
What part of speech is generalisation?
Generalisation is a noun.
How many definitions does generalisation have?
Generalisation has 4 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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