1. (

• generalization ,
• generalisation ,
• generality

) an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities" ;

2. (

• abstraction ,
• generalization ,
• generalisation ,

) the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances ;

3. (

• generalization ,
• generalisation ,
• induction ,
• inductive_reasoning

) reasoning from detailed facts to general principles ;

4. (

• generalization ,
• generalisation ,
• stimulus_generalization ,
• stimulus_generalisation

) (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus ;