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gen·er·al·i·za·tion
(jĕn′ər-ə-lĭ-zā′shən)n.
1. The act or an instance of generalizing.
2. A principle, statement, or idea having general application.
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generalization
(ˌdʒɛnrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən) orgeneralisation
n
1. a principle, theory, etc, with general application
2. the act or an instance of generalizing
3. (Psychology) psychol the evoking of a response learned to one stimulus by a different but similar stimulus. See also conditioning
4. (Logic) logic 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 (universal generalization) the argument is not in general valid; if it is existential (existential generalization) it is valid
5. (Logic) logic any statement ascribing a property to every member of a class (universal generalization) or to one or more members (existential generalization)
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gen•er•al•i•za•tion
(ˌdʒɛn ər ə ləˈzeɪ ʃən)n.
1. the act or process of generalizing.
2. a general statement, idea, or principle.
3.
a. a proposition asserting something to be true of all members of a class or of an indefinite part of that class.
b. the process of obtaining such propositions.
4. the act or process of responding to a stimulus similar to but distinct from a conditioned stimulus.
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Noun 1. generalization - reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
colligation - the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
2. generalization - an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"
3. generalization - the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
theorisation, theorization - the production or use of theories
4. generalization - (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
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
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generalization
noun generality, abstraction, sweeping statement, loose statement He was making sweeping generalizations to get his point across.
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Translations
zevšeobecnění
generalisering
általánosítás
alhæfing
zovšeobecnenie
genellemegenelleştirme
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generalization
[ˌdʒɛnrəlaɪˈzeɪʃən] generalisation (British) n → généralisation fto make sweeping generalizations about sth → faire des généralisations à l'emporte-pièce sur qch
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generalization
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general
(ˈdʒenərəl) adjective1. of, involving etc all, most or very many people, things etc. The general feeling is that he is stupid; His general knowledge is good although he is not good at mathematics. algemene عام всеобщ geral obecný, všeobecný allgemein almindelig; generel γενικός general üldine عمومی yleinen général כללי साधारण, सामान्य općenit általános umum almennur generale 全般的な 일반적인 bendras, visuotinis vispārējs; vispārīgs am algemeen alminnelig, generell ogólny عمومى geral general общий všeobecný; celkový splošen opšti allmän ทั่วไป genel 普遍的 загальний عمومی phổ biến; chung 普遍的,总的
2. covering a large number of cases. a general rule. algemene عُمومي общ geral (vše)obecný allgemein generel γενικός, καθολικός general üldine فراگیر yleinen général בדרך כלל सामान्य općenit általános umum almennur generale 一般的な 총괄적인 bendras vispārējs; parasts am algemeen alminnelig, hoved- ogólny عمومى geral general общепринятый všeobecný splošen opšti allmän, genomgående ไม่เฉพาะเจาะจง; ไม่จํากัด genel 一般的 поширений; загальноприйнятий عام ، رائج toàn bộ; chung 一般的
3. without details. I'll just give you a general idea of the plan. algemene عام، غير تفصيلي основен geral celkový allgemein generel; almindelig γενικός, μη λεπτομερής general üldjooneline کلی yleisluonteinen général כללי सरसरी uopćen, općenit nem specializált, átfogó umum almennur generale 概略の 대체적인 bendras vispārējs am algemeen generell, helhets- ogólny عمومى geral general основной celkový splošen opšti ungefärlig ทั่วไป; โดยทั่วไป genel 大體的 головний; загальний غیر محدود không chuyên sâu vào chủ đề 大体的
4. (as part of an official title) chief. the Postmaster General. hoof رئيس، رئيسي، عام ръководител chefe generální General-... general- γενικός jefe, general pea-, üld- رئیس yli- général "כְּלָלִי" जनरल glavni fő kepala yfir-, aðal- generale 長官 (직함) 총 generalinis, vyriausiasis vadošais; galvenais; ģenerāl- Jeneral hoofd- general-, hoved- generalny, główny رئیس مشر، chefe general главный; генеральный generálny glaven direktor general-, över- หัวหน้า şef, genel, kıdemli (官員頭銜)長,長官(如:郵政署署長) головний اعلی ، ایک سرکاری لقب người đứng đầu ...长,首席的
noun in the British army, (a person of) the rank next below field marshal. General Smith. Generaal قائِد، عَميد генерал general generál der General general στρατηγός general kindral ژنرال kenraali général/-ale גנרל सेनापति general, bojnik tábornok jenderal herforingi generale 将軍 (영) 육군 대장 generolas ģenerālis Jeneral generaal general generał جنرال general general генерал generál general general general พลเอก general (英國)陸軍元帥以下的上將 генерал فیلڈ مارشل سے نیچے اور لیفٹیننٹ جنرل سے اوپر کا اعلی tướng (英国)陆军上将
ˈgeneralize, ˈgeneralise verb1. to make a general rule etc that can be applied to many cases, based on a number of cases. He's trying to generalize from only two examples. veralgemeen يُعَمِّم، يَجْعَلُه عامّا обобщавам generalizar zevšeobecnit verallgemeinern generalisere γενικεύω generalizar üldistust tegema حکم کلی صادر کردن yleistää généraliser להכליל सामान्यीकरण करना uopćavati, generalizirati általánosít menyamaratakan alhæfa generalizzare 一般化する 보편화하다 apibendrinti vispārināt membuat tanggapan umum veralgemenen generalisere uogólniać تعميم كول، عمومي كول، عمومي كېدل: نتيجه اخيستل generalizar a generaliza обобщать zovšeobecniť posplošiti generalizovati dra allmänna slutsatser av วางหลัก genelleştirmek 概括,泛化 узагальнювати مجموعی اصول پر راۓ قایم کرنا khái quát hoá 引出普遍性结论,推论
2. to talk (about something) in general terms. We should stop generalizing and discuss each problem separately. veralgemeen يُعَمِّم بالكلام говоря общо generalizar vyvozovat obecné závěry verallgemeinern generalisere μιλώ γενικά, μη συγκεκριμένα generalizar üldsõnaliselt rääkima به کلیات پرداختن puhua yleisluonteisesti dire des généralités לנסח באופן כללי सामान्य uopćavati, generalizirati általánosít bicara secara umum alhæfa generalizzare, parlare in generale 一般的に言う 일반론을 말하다 kalbėti apskritai, neapibrėžtai runāt vispārīgi membuat tanggapan umum generaliseren komme med alminneligheter mówić ogólnikami عمومي كول generalizar a spune generalităţi говорить в общих выражениях hovoriť všeobecne govoriti na splošno uopštavati generalisera กล่าวอย่างกว้าง ๆ genelleme yapmak 籠統地談論 узагальнювати غیر معین پیراۓ میں بات کرنا nói chung chung 笼统地讲
ˌgeneraliˈzation, ˌgeneraliˈsation noun veralgemening تَعْميم обобщаване generalização zevšeobecnění die Verallgemeinerung generalisering γενίκευση generalización üldistamine عمومیت yleistys généralisation הכללה सामान्यीकरण uopćavanje, genaralizacija általánosítás generalisasi alhæfing generalizzazione 一般論 보편화 apibendrinimas vispārināšana generalisasi veralgemenen generalisering uogólnienie تعميم generalização generalizare обобщение zovšeobecnenie posploševanje generalizacija generalisering การพูดคลุม; การกล่าวอย่างกว้าง ๆ; ลักษณะทั่วไป genelleme, genelleştirme 泛化, 概括 узагальнення تعمیم کا عمل sự khái quát 普遍化,概括
ˈgenerally adverb usually; by most people; on the whole. He is generally disliked; He generally wins. gewoonlik بصورة عامّه обичайно geralmente obvykle; (vše)obecně; celkem allgemein generelt γενικά generalmente, corrientemente, por lo general üldiselt, tavaliselt معمولاً؛ بطور گسترده yleisesti généralement בדרך כלל प्राय: obično, općenito általában (véve) biasanya almennt; venjulega generalmente 概して 일반적으로 paprastai, visuotinai, daugiausia vispār; parasti umumnya in het algemeen i det hele tatt, som regel, stort sett, generelt na ogół په عمومى ډول geralmente în general обычно zvyčajne; všeobecne na splošno generalno allmänt, i allmänhet ส่วนใหญ่; โดยทั่วไป; ส่วนมาก; โดยปกติ genellikle 一般地 звичайно; взагалі عام طور پر nói chung 一般地
General Certificate of EducationGCEgeneral election an election in which the voters in every constituency are involved. algemene verkiesing إنتخابات عامَّه общи избори eleições gerais všeobecné volby allgemeine Wahlen parlamentsvalg βουλευτικές εκλογές elecciones generales üldvalimised انتخابات همگانی vaali élections générales בחירות כלליות आम चुनाव opći izbori képviselőválasztás pemilihan umum almennar kosningar elezioni generali 総選挙 총선거 visuotiniai rinkimai vispārējas vēlēšanas pilihan raya umum algemene verkiezingen parlaments-/stortingsvalg wybory powszechne د عمومی انتخابات eleições gerais alegeri generale всеобщие выборы všeobecné voľby splošne volitve opšti izbori allmänna val การเลือกตั้งทั่วไป genel seçim 大選,普選 загальні вибори عام انتخابات cuộc tổng tuyển cử 大选,普选
general practitionerGPgeneral store a shop that sells a wide range of goods. algemene handelaar مخْزَن عام универсален магазин armazém obchodní dům, obchod se smíšeným zbožím das Warenhaus stormagasin παντοπωλείο gran almacén universaalkauplus فروشگاهی با اجناس متنوع sekatavarakauppa grand magasin מכולת जनरल स्टोर, दुकान trgovina mješovite robe vegyeskereskedés toko serba ada (sveita)verslun; nÿlenduvöruverslun grande magazzino 雑貨店 만물상, 잡화점 universalinė parduotuvė universālveikals kedai barangan serba guna warenhuis landhandel sklep wielobranżowy مغازه armazém magazin universal универмаг obchod so zmiešaným tovarom blagovnica prodavnica sa širokim asortimanom robe lanthandel, diverseaffär ร้านค้าทั่วไป çeşitli eşya mağazası 百貨店 універсальний магазин کریانے کی دوکان bách hoá 百货店,杂货店
as a general rule usually; in most cases. As a general rule, we don't employ unskilled workers. in die algemeen بِصورَة عامّه، على وجْه العُموم като правило como regra geral ve většině případů meistens almindelig regel κατά κανόνα por lo general, por norma üldreeglina غالباً tavallisesti en règle générale בדרך כלל सामान्य नियम općenito, obično általánosságban biasanya yfirleitt; venjulega in genere, di norma 通例 일반적으로 paprastai parasti peraturan am in de regel som oftest/regel, vanligvis z reguły ولاً، عموماً، عادتاً regra geral ca regulă generală как правило spravidla praviloma obično som regel กฏทั่วไป genel olarak 一般說來 як правило اکثر حالات میں hầu hết 一般说来
in general usually; in most cases; most of (a group of people etc). People in general were not very sympathetic; People were in general not very sympathetic. oor die algemeen بصورة عامّه обикновенно em geral obvykle, většinou; většina im Allgemeinen i almindelighed γενικά, ως επί το πλείστον en general, por lo general üldiselt, tavaliselt بطور کلی yleensä en général באופן כללי आम तौर पर općenito, obično, većinom általá(nosság)ban pada umumnya venjulega; almennt in genere/generale 一般に 대체로 apskritai vispār secara umumnya in het algemeen som regel, i det store og hele ogólnie biorąc په عمومی توګه em geral în general вообще všeobecne; väčšinou na splošno generalno i allmänhet ตามธรรมดา genellikle 一般地 взагалі عموما nói chung 一般地
the general public the people of a town, country etc, considered as a group. algemene publiek عُموم الناس، الجُمهور العام общата публика o público em geral široká veřejnost die breite Öffentlichkeit offentligheden το ευρύ κοινό el gran público üldsus عامه مردم suuri yleisö le grand public आम लोग javnost nagyközönség rakyat umum almenningur il grande pubblico 一般大衆 일반 대중 plačioji visuomenė vienkāršie iedzīvotāji masyarakat massa folk flest, allmennheten społeczność, ludność عام خلک o púplico em geral marele public общественность široká verejnosť javnost javnost allmänheten สาธารณชน halk 公眾 населення عوام công chúng rộng rãi 公众
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n. generalización.
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