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I've lived with boys and girls, and I find that boys are generally cleaner than girls. Generally! This is a big generalization!
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Meaning of "generalization" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GENERALIZATION

generalization  [ˌdʒɛnrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GENERALIZATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Generalization is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GENERALIZATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Generalization

A generalization (or generalisation) of a concept is an extension of the concept to less-specific criteria. It is a foundational element of logic and human reasoning. Generalizations posit the existence of a domain or set of elements, as well as one or more common characteristics shared by those elements. As such, they are the essential basis of all valid deductive inferences. The process of verification is necessary to determine whether a generalization holds true for any given situation. The concept of generalization has broad application in many related disciplines, sometimes having a specialized context or meaning. Of any two related concepts, such as A and B, A is a "generalization" of B, and B is a special case of A, if and only if ▪ every instance of concept B is also an instance of concept A; and ▪ there are instances of concept A which are not instances of concept B. For instance, animal is a generalization of bird because every bird is an animal, and there are animals which are not birds (dogs, for instance). (See also: Specialisation (biology)).

Definition of generalization in the English dictionary

The first definition of generalization in the dictionary is a principle, theory, etc, with general application. Other definition of generalization is the act or an instance of generalizing. Generalization is also the derivation of a general statement from a particular one, formally by prefixing a quantifier and replacing a subject term by a bound variable. If the quantifier is universal the argument is not in general valid; if it is existential it is valid.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GENERALIZATION


authorization
ˌɔːθəraɪˈzeɪʃən
characterization
ˌkærɪktəraɪˈzeɪʃən
civilization
ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
customization
ˌkʌstəmaɪˈzeɪʃən
globalization
ˌɡləʊbəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalisation
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hospitalization
ˌhɒspɪtəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
hybridization
ˌhaɪbrɪdaɪˈzeɪʃən
localization
ˌləʊkəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
novelization
ˌnɒvəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimisation
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
optimization
ˌɒptɪmaɪˈzeɪʃən
organisation
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
organization
ˌɔːɡənaɪˈzeɪʃən
realization
ˌrɪəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
specialization
ˌspeʃəlaɪˈzeɪʃən
stabilization
ˌsteɪbɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
synchronization
ˌsɪŋkrənaɪˈzeɪʃən
utilization
ˌjuːtɪlaɪˈzeɪʃən
visualization
ˌvɪʒʊəlaɪˈzeɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GENERALIZATION

general-purpose
generalate
generalcy
generalia
generalisable
generalise
generaliser
generalism
generalissimo
generalist
generalities
generality
generalizable
generalize
generalized
generalized other
generalizer
generally
generalness
generalship

WORDS THAT END LIKE GENERALIZATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation

Synonyms and antonyms of generalization in the English dictionary of synonyms

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SYNONYMS OF «GENERALIZATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «generalization» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of generalization

Translation of «generalization» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GENERALIZATION

Find out the translation of generalization to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of generalization from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «generalization» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

概括
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

generalización
570 millions of speakers

English

generalization
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सामान्यीकरण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التعميم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

обобщение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

generalização
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সাধারণীকরণ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

généralisation
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

generalisasi
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Verallgemeinerung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一般化
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

일반화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Generalisasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tổng quát
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பொதுமையாக்கலாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सामान्यीकरण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

genelleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

generalizzazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

uogólnienie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

узагальнення
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

generalizare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γενίκευση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

veralgemening
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

generalisering
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

generalisering
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of generalization

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERALIZATION»

The term «generalization» is quite widely used and occupies the 28.948 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GENERALIZATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about generalization

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10 QUOTES WITH «GENERALIZATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word generalization.
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Madeleine Albright
I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.
2
Gael Garcia Bernal
Texas is a country in its own. It's made up of half Mexico/half United States but completed mixed. I don't mean to draw a generalization but it is a place, a territory, that's really made up of all these encounters, you know?
3
Brandi Carlile
I tend to support and get behind issues instead of candidates, because of the whole 'Super Bowl' generalization of our world - You're on this side, I'm on that side; you're a Republican, I'm a Democrat; you're country music, I'm rock music.
4
Sam Claflin
I've lived with boys and girls, and I find that boys are generally cleaner than girls. Generally! This is a big generalization!
5
James G. Frazer
Even the recognition of an individual whom we see every day is only possible as the result of an abstract idea of him formed by generalization from his appearances in the past.
6
Seth Gabel
I could have been on a path that led to different, more traditional teen romance, and 'Nip/Tuck' shook me loose from any generalization I might have been forced into. It helped me understand I wanted to take on things that were edgier, more challenging and riskier.
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Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize means to think.
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Keegan-Michael Key
To make an absolutely gross generalization, I think a lot of people feel like if you're mixed, more often than not you're quote unquote white. So if you're mixed, you embrace the mainstream culture more than the African-American culture.
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Samuel E. Morison
Too rigid specialization is almost as bad for a historian's mind, and for his ultimate reputation, as too early an indulgence in broad generalization and synthesis.
10
Jack Schwartz
Avoid context and specifics; generalize and keep repeating the generalization.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GENERALIZATION»

Discover the use of generalization in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to generalization and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Plant-Pollinator Interactions: From Specialization to ...
This book will find an eager audience in specialists studying pollination and other mutualisms, as well as with biologists who are interested in ecological, evolutionary, and behavioral aspects of the specialization and generalization of ...
Nickolas M. Waser, Jeff Ollerton, 2006
2
Validity Generalization: A Critical Review
generalization (Standard 1.16, p. 16), stating: “When adequate local validity evidence is not available, criterion-related evidence of validity for a specified test may be based on validity generalization from a set of prior studies, provided that the ...
Kevin R. Murphy, 2003
3
Arguments and Case: Explaining Burzio's Generalization
However, it does so by linking very different properties of a predicate. This raises fundamental questions about its theoretical status. The contributions in this volume explore BG's theoretical basis.
Eric J. Reuland, 2000
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Generalization of Knowledge: Multidisciplinary Perspectives
This volume takes a multidisciplinary perspective on generalization of knowledge from several fields associated with Cognitive Science, including Cognitive Neuroscience, Computer Science, Education, Linguistics, Developmental Science, and ...
Marie T. Banich, Donna Caccamise, 2011
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Experience, Variation and Generalization: Learning a First ...
This volume brings together studies of phonology, morphology, and syntax in development, to present a new perspective on how experience and variation shape children's linguistic generalizations.
Inbal Arnon, Eve V. Clark, 2011
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Generalization and Maintenance: Life-Style Changes in ...
Based on papers presented at a conference entitled "Lifestyle changes for persons with autism and severe handicaps," held in 1986 at Marshall University, Huntington, W. Va.
Robert H. Horner, Glen Dunlap, Robert L. Koegel, 1988
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Conflicts Between Generalization, Rigor, and Intuition: ...
This book deals with the development of the terms of analysis in the 18th and 19th centuries, the two main concepts being negative numbers and infinitesimals.
Gert Schubring, 2006
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Differential Geometry: Cartan's Generalization of Klein's ...
The aim of the present book is to fill the gap in the literature on differential geometry by the missing notion of Cartan connections.
R.W. Sharpe, 1997
9
Causes And Consequences Of Map Generalization
This text describes late-1990s understanding of map generalisation in the context of paper maps and GIS.
Elsa Joao, 1998
10
Generalization of Prime Ideals
In this thesis we study almost prime ideals, weakly prime ideals, and their generalizations.
Malik Bataineh, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GENERALIZATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term generalization is used in the context of the following news items.
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From Brazil to Vietnam, 11-year-olds camp out in … - Jacksonville.com
“You hear people making a generalization about a country or religion, but you don't make those generalizations because you know people ... «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»
2
Education guru Ruby Payne: Is she wrong about kids in poverty, or …
"Is there generalization? Yes, there is. For me, that person is going to do it anyway, so this educates them. They see the kids. Then they ask ... «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
3
Delusion in the Desert | Robert Kuttner - Huffington Post
But he's very deft at camouflaging all that in favor of smooth generalization. You have to hope that the GOP, ideologically besotted by purism, ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
4
Medway 40B project may add up to 300 students - Milford Daily News
School Committee Chairwoman Diane Borgatti called the estimates a “generalization,” as it is unlikely that the increase in students would be ... «Milford Daily News, Jul 15»
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Was this humiliation of Greeks really necessary? | World news | The …
Hasty Generalization, a fallacy in argument. No argument presented. The equivalent of "This man down the pub said ______ so it must be true.". «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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This Movement Is Trying to Bring Back the Swastika - RYOT News
“I hate to make a generalization about what all Jews think, but I think it would be hard to find one who wouldn't associate that symbol with the ... «RYOT, Jul 15»
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Securing Oil And Gas Installations Is Our Collective Responsibility |
Dr Chris Ekiyor decried the generalization of the agitation in the Niger Delta as terrorism. He said 'the media and some writers tend to ... «Leadership Newspapers, Jul 15»
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Steps toward removing someone from the management team | 2015 …
It may be a generalization, but as you move up the hierarchy, each position has a broader impact on the organization and the people related to ... «Grand Rapids Business Journal, Jul 15»
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Fires cost more than just putting them out - Daily Courier: Opinion
But that's a generalization, based on Canada having huge uninhabited regions. Half our population lives in urban areas where we are exposed ... «The Daily Courier, Jul 15»
10
A Moroccan Facebook Friend Terrorizes AmericaMorocco World News
... Americans about Morocco, being as unsafe and fraudulent, a real crude generalization addressed in some way to the Moroccan government ... «Morocco World News, Jul 15»

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