generalization
n 1: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn: {induction},
{inductive reasoning}]
2: an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad
generalities" [syn: {generality}]
3: the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting
common properties of instances [syn: {abstraction}]
4: generalization of a skill learned in one situation to a
different but similar situation [syn: {transfer}, {transfer
of training}, {carry-over}]