generalisation meaning and definition

GENERALISATION noun

Definition of generalisation (noun)

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