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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
Derived from the Latin 'generalis' (pertaining to a whole, general) combined with the suffix '-ize' and '-ation', entering Middle French and late Middle English in the 16th century. It evolved from denoting the act of reducing particulars to a universal rule to describing broad statements derived 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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