Definitions for: Generalisation

[n] (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
[n] reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
[n] the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
[n] an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"

Synonyms: abstraction, generality, generalization, induction, inductive reasoning, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization

See Also: carry-over, colligation, idea, irradiation, principle, rule, theorisation, theorization, thought, transfer, transfer of training

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