generalisation

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Noun	1.	generalisation - an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities" generality, generalization idea, thought - the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind" principle, rule - a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"
	2.	generalisation - the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances abstraction, generalization theorisation, theorization - the production or use of theories
	3.	generalisation - reasoning from detailed facts to general principles generalization, inductive reasoning, induction colligation - the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
	4.	generalisation - (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization, generalization carry-over, transfer of training, transfer - application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation irradiation - (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life