generalisation

noun (a generalisation, generalisations; generalisation — uncountable)

«generalisation» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A generalisation is a statement about all or most things of a kind, based on some examples. tree →
A sweeping generalisation is one that is too broad and unfair, like «all boys hate reading». tree →
(maths) A generalisation is a rule that works for all cases, like «the sum of two even numbers is always even». tree →

In the lessons

In maths, making generalisations from patterns («each term is 3 more than the last»); in science, conclusions from experiments; in English and PSHE, avoiding unfair generalisations and stereotypes.

Examples

It is a generalisation to say that all cats hate water. tree →
From the pattern we made a generalisation: odd plus odd is even. tree →
Be careful with generalisations about people. tree →
Scientists test a generalisation with more experiments. tree →
«Everyone loves pizza» is a generalisation. tree →

Note

UK spelling «generalisation», US «generalization». Countable. Maths: a generalisation must be checked; one counterexample shows it is false.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «generalisation» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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