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yleistys — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • generalisation noun The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
  • generalization noun An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.

Senses

yleistys is used for these senses in English:

  • generalisation Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

generalisation — full definition

  1. noun The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
  2. noun Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

generalization — full definition

  1. noun An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.
  2. noun The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
  3. noun Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
  4. noun An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
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