GENERALISATION Synonyms

• a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance

• the act of withdrawing or removing something

• the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

• an abstract painting

• preoccupation with something to the exclusion of all else

• a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

• an idea or conclusion having general application

• the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability

• a formal entry into an organization or position or office

• an electrical phenomenon whereby an electromotive force (EMF) is generated in a closed circuit by a change in the flow of current

• reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

• stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors

• the act of bringing about something (especially at an early time)

• an act that sets in motion some course of events

• reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

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

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