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# To speak in [[generality|generalities]], or in vague terms. |
# To speak in [[generality|generalities]], or in vague terms. |
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# To [[infer]] or [[induce]] from specific cases to more general cases or principles. |
# To [[infer]] or [[induce]] from specific cases to more general cases or principles. |
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#* W. Nicholson |
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#*: Copernicus '''generalized''' the celestial motions by merely referring them to the moon's motion. Newton '''generalized''' them still more by referring this last to the motion of a stone through the air. |
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# To spread throughout the body and become [[systemic]]. |
# To spread throughout the body and become [[systemic]]. |
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# To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars. |
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#* Coleridge |
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#*: A mere conclusion '''generalized''' from a great multitude of facts. |
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Revision as of 04:44, 18 August 2013
English
Alternative forms
- generalise (non-Oxford British spelling)
Etymology
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Verb
generalize (third-person singular simple present generaliz, present participle ing, simple past and past participle generalized)
- To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
- To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
- W. Nicholson
- Copernicus generalized the celestial motions by merely referring them to the moon's motion. Newton generalized them still more by referring this last to the motion of a stone through the air.
- W. Nicholson
- To spread throughout the body and become systemic.
- To derive or deduce (a general conception, or a general principle) from particulars.
- Coleridge
- A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts.
- Coleridge
Antonyms
Derived terms
- generalizable, generalisable
- generalizability, generalisability
- generalization, generalisation
- generalizer, generaliser
- generalist
Related terms
Translations
to speak in generalities, or in vague terms
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to infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles
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to spread throughout the body and become systemic
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Portuguese
Verb
generalize
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present subjunctive of generalizar
- (deprecated template usage) third-person singular present subjunctive of generalizar
- (deprecated template usage) first-person singular imperative of generalizar
- (deprecated template usage) third-person singular imperative of generalizar