generalization meaning and definition

GENERALIZATION noun

Definition of generalization (noun)

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