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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVerallgemeinerung
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fɛʁ.ʔal.ɡə.maɪ̯.nə.ʁʊŋ
"Die Verallgemeinerung ist ein wichtiger Schritt in der Forschung."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act or process of forming general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances.
"In science, generalization allows researchers to apply findings from a small sample to a larger population." - 2
A general statement or concept obtained by inference from specific cases.
"The generalization that all swans are white was proven false when black swans were discovered."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'generalization' originates from the late 19th century, derived from the French word 'généraliser', which itself comes from the Latin 'generalizare'. The evolution of its meaning has shifted from a broad application of concepts to a more specific use in logic and psychology, where it refers to the process of forming general concepts from specific instances.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Generalization" is said worldwide
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Généralisation
Transliteration: ʒe.ne.ʁa.li.za.sjɔ̃
"La généralisation est essentielle dans le raisonnement scientifique."
Verallgemeinerung
Transliteration: fɛʁ.ʔal.ɡə.maɪ̯.nə.ʁʊŋ
"Die Verallgemeinerung ist ein wichtiger Schritt in der Forschung."
Generalizzazione
Transliteration: dʒe.ne.ɾa.li.t͡sa.t͡sjo.ne
"La generalizzazione è fondamentale per comprendere i dati."
Generalización
Transliteration: xe.ne.ɾa.li.θa.θjon
"La generalización es un proceso clave en la investigación."
Generalização
Transliteration: ʒe.ne.ɾa.li.za.ˈsɐ̃u
"A generalização é importante para a análise de dados."
सामान्यीकरण
Transliteration: sāmānyīkaraṇ
"सामान्यीकरण विज्ञान में महत्वपूर्ण है।"
概括
Transliteration: gàikuò
"概括在科学研究中是非常重要的。"
일반화
Transliteration: ilbanhwa
"일반화는 과학 연구에서 중요한 과정입니다."
一般化
Transliteration: ippan-ka
"一般化は科学的研究において重要です。"
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