generalization

英[,dʒenrələ'zeɪʃən] 美[,dʒɛnrələ'zeʃən]

1. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances

2. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles

3. an idea having general application;

"he spoke in broad generalities"

4. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus