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Meanings of generalisation in inglês

português
generalização
espanhol
generalización
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Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

generalização
português
generalização
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(Psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus.

generalização
Usage of generalisation in inglês
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He has little power of generalisation, he has no skill in abstraction.
Emile
2
Mr. Clausen, I said, overcame the difficulty of the trousers by generalisation.
Modern Painting
3
It seems Gere is not immune to the convenience of the generalisation.
The Guardian
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We have, then, added a third term to our generalisation about art.
Personality in Literature
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The study population was small and generalisation to other cancers is not possible.
Pubmed
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Sweeping generalisation one: most Danish bands feature at least six or seven members.
The Irish Times
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In addition, some generalisation of treatment was measured in daily life.
Pubmed
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That age introduces a massive generalisation of the confessional principle, now completely secularised.
The Guardian
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My generalisation about drinking was not intended to refer to him.
The Irish Times
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What particularly strikes us in those works is the writer's passion for generalisation.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
11
Waters's generalisation than he could from a more personal philosophy of the affair.
Indian Summer
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Sweeping generalisation two: every Danish band seems to feature a female cello player.
The Irish Times
13
She has not the faculty of generalisation- Ifancythat's the word to use.
Cumner's Son and Other South Sea Folk — Volume 02
14
He carved an individual being, not an abstraction or a generalisation of personality.
The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti
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With equal truth this generalisation holds good of the individual in relation to society.
The portable atheist: essential readings for the nonbeliever
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Validation outside the Dutch context is recommended for generalisation and use in international studies.
Pubmed
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Translations for generalisation
Generalisation through the time
Generalisation across language varieties
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