generalisation
(noun)
noun
1. an idea or conclusion having general application
Similar word(s): generality, generalization
Definition categories: thought, idea
2. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Similar word(s): abstraction, generalization
Definition categories: thought, theorisation, theorization
3. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
Similar word(s): generalization, induction
Definition categories: thought, colligation
4. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Similar word(s): generalization