Synonyms for generalization

Most common

abstraction · inference · inductive reasoning · generality · universalization · despecification · despecialization

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Noun

Antonyms

specialization, specialisation, individualization

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.

Related words

Other spellings

generalisation UK

Forms

Plural

generalizations → abstractions, generalities, inferences, universalizations…

Example sentences

• abstraction This whole matter is a mere abstraction for you.
• inference Is this an observation or an inference?
• generality Without loss of generality, we can say that the sequence converges to zero.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

9 letters

inference³

10 letters

generality⁵

11 letters

abstraction³

15 letters

despecification

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (inference³ = 3 syllables).

In other languages

Français

généralisation

Italiano

generalizzazione

Deutsch

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