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Noun(1) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles(2) an idea or conclusion having general application(3) the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances(4) (psychology(5) an idea having general application(6) (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

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(1) The answer is obvious: there is no unified conception but merely a shifting and vague generalization .(2) Readers should note that the low return rate may severely limit the generalization of these findings.(3) The loose geometry suggests a kind of preindustrial masonry or fabric patterning, while the range of colors defies generalization .(4) The leaders cannot generalize a mistake made by one media organization because generalization is always wrong.(5) The predilection to moral generalization is more troublesome.(6) such anecdotes cannot be a basis for generalization(7) Metaphorical indirection gives way to explicit generalization .(8) There are several factors that limit the generalization of these results to other patient populations.(9) Thus, the transfer of training that was found could not be attributable to generalization on the basis of stimulus similarity.(10) Again, I think the absolute basis of all prejudice is ignorance and generalization .(11) Or, as this film attempts to prove, is that a gross generalization ?(12) Divergent thinking is when you move outward from specific information to more broadly based generalization .(13) The best one can say at the moment, of both countries, is that they defy generalization .(14) Unlike many writers who study one element of a country's past, she does not fall into the all too easy trap of making sweeping generalisations .(15) The characteristic periods of drought and low beef prices also rule out generalisation about exploitation.(16) The best I can do is provide what are admittedly broad generalizations based on considerable experience in the field.