generalisation

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1. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	carry-over, transfer, transfer of training,
definition	:	application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	irradiation,
definition	:	(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus (noun.cognition)

domain category	:	psychological science, psychology,
definition	:	the science of mental life (noun.cognition)

2. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	colligation,
definition	:	the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis (noun.cognition)

3. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	theorisation, theorization,
definition	:	the production or use of theories (noun.cognition)

4. an idea or conclusion having general application (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	idea, thought,
definition	:	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about (noun.cognition)

hyponym	:	principle, rule,
definition	:	a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct (noun.cognition)

5. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer,
definition	:	draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)

6. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	induce,
definition	:	reason or establish by induction (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer,
definition	:	draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)

7. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	abstract,
definition	:	consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer,
definition	:	draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)

8. an idea or conclusion having general application (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	generalise, generalize,
definition	:	speak or write in generalities (verb.communication)

derivation	:	general,
definition	:	not specialized or limited to one class of things (adj.all)

derivation	:	general,
definition	:	affecting the entire body (adj.all)

9. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer,
definition	:	draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)

10. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	induce,
definition	:	reason or establish by induction (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer,
definition	:	draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)

11. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	abstract,
definition	:	consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	extrapolate, generalise, generalize, infer,
definition	:	draw from specific cases for more general cases (verb.communication)

12. an idea or conclusion having general application (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	generalise, generalize,
definition	:	speak or write in generalities (verb.communication)

derivation	:	general,
definition	:	not specialized or limited to one class of things (adj.all)

derivation	:	general,
definition	:	affecting the entire body (adj.all)