Generalization

noun

Word Frequency: 5.7

Definitions

1.nounThe formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.

2.nounInductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

3.nounAn oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.

4.nounA proof, axiom, problem, or definition which includes another's cases, and also some additional cases.

"A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions."

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