Search for crossword answers and clues
The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Answer for the clue "The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances ", 14 letters:
generalisation
Alternative clues for the word generalisation
Word definitions for generalisation in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
chiefly British English spelling of generalization . For spelling, see -ize .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities" [syn: generalization , generality ] the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances [syn: abstraction , generalization ] reasoning from detailed ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties. 2 inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles. n. 1 The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common ...
Usage examples of generalisation.
For crude classifications and false generalisations are the curse of all organised human life.
Economics evades generalisations, and seems to lack the intellectual power to make them.
Such stupid generalisations have been believed with the utmost readiness, and acted upon by great numbers of sane, respectable people.
One in the Many had as great a charm for Baruch as it had for Socrates, and Clara spoke with the ease of a person whose habit it was to deal with principles and generalisations.
In their search for permanence they become unreal, abstract, didactic, lovers of generalisation, cherishers of the dry bones of life.