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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. |
#*: 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]]. |
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# To [[derive]] or [[deduce]] (a general concept or principle) from particular facts. |
# To [[derive]] or [[deduce]] (a general concept or principle) from particular facts. |
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#* Coleridge |
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Revision as of 05:57, 28 September 2017
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 derive or deduce (a general concept or principle) from particular facts.
- Coleridge
- A mere conclusion generalized from a great multitude of facts.
- Coleridge
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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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to derive or deduce from particular facts
Portuguese
Verb
- (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) first-person singular present subjunctive of generalizar - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) third-person singular present subjunctive of generalizar - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) first-person singular imperative of generalizar - (deprecated use of
|lang=parameter) third-person singular imperative of generalizar