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| gen·er·al·i·za·tion [ jènnərəli záysh'n ] (plural gen·er·al·i·za·tions) |
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1. sweeping statement: a statement presented as a general truth but based on limited or incomplete evidence
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2. general statement: a statement or conclusion that is derived from and applies equally to a number of cases
  not enough data to permit a generalization
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3. making of generalizations: the making of general or sweeping statements
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4. logic inference from instance: the application of the rules of inference that go from an instance to a universal or to an existential statement
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5. psychology use of learned response: the act of responding to a new stimulus in the same way as to a conditioned stimulus
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