generalisation
gb/d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/ us/d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
B2
Английски
Значения
0 значения
Съществително
B2
abstract
1
broad claim about a whole group
A general statement about many things or people, often not true for all of them.
Модел на употреба:
a generalisation (about [someone/something])
Честа грешка:
Learners may use a generalisation as if it were a proven fact; in English it often suggests the statement may be too broad or unfair.
Синоними
sweeping statement (Emphasises that it is too broad or unfair.)
|
broad claim (Highlights lack of detail rather than unfairness.)
|
generalization (US spelling.)
Антоними
specific claim (Limited to a particular case rather than a whole category.)
|
detail (Focuses on precise information instead of a broad summary.)
Колокации
a sweeping generalisation
|a broad generalisation
|a crude generalisation
|an unfair generalisation
|a misleading generalisation
|a dangerous generalisation
|a lazy generalisation
|to make generalisations
|to avoid generalisations
|to challenge a generalisation
Теми
communication
|thinking
|society
Примери
- Saying that teenagers are lazy is a common generalisation.
- It’s a dangerous generalisation to assume everyone from one country thinks the same way.
- The report avoids generalisations and gives concrete examples.
Примери за учащи
- That is a generalisation about students.
- Try not to make generalisations.
Съществително
formal
C1
process
2
forming a general rule from examples
Making a general rule by looking at many examples.
Модел на употреба:
generalisation from [examples/data]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse the process (generalisation) with a single broad statement (a generalisation).
Синоними
abstraction (Often suggests focusing on the essential features and ignoring details.)
|
induction (A more technical term for reasoning from particular cases to a general conclusion.)
Антоними
particularisation (Moving from general ideas to specific cases.)
|
specification (Making something more detailed or exact.)
Колокации
generalisation from data
|generalisation from experience
|the ability to generalise
|to draw a generalisation
|to test a generalisation
|to support a generalisation
|to base a generalisation on evidence
|a useful generalisation
|a valid generalisation
|a rough generalisation
Теми
education
|thinking
|science
Примери
- Children learn language through generalisation from the speech they hear.
- The theory depends on generalisation from a small number of observations.
- Good teaching encourages generalisation, not just memorisation.
Примери за учащи
- We learn by generalisation from examples.
Съществително
technical
C1
property
3
working well in new cases
How well something works on new examples.
Модел на употреба:
generalisation to [new data/populations/situations]
Честа грешка:
Often confused with 'generalisation' meaning a broad statement about people; in this sense it refers to performance beyond the original data.
Синоними
transferability (Emphasises working in different settings or tasks.)
|
external validity (Common in research; emphasises whether findings apply beyond the study sample.)
Антоними
overfitting (Performing well on training data but badly on new data.)
Колокации
good generalisation
|poor generalisation
|generalisation performance
|generalisation error
|generalisation ability
|generalisation to new data
|out-of-sample generalisation
|improve generalisation
|test generalisation
|lack of generalisation
Теми
technology
|science
|statistics
Примери
- The model shows strong generalisation on unseen data.
- We added regularisation to improve generalisation performance.
- The study’s main weakness is limited generalisation to other populations.
Примери за учащи
- This model has good generalisation.
Съществително
formal
C1
process
4
making something less specific
Changing something so it applies to more cases.
Модел на употреба:
generalisation of [something] (to [a wider area/group])
Честа грешка:
In this sense, it refers to changing scope, not to making a possibly unfair statement about people.
Синоними
broadening (Emphasises expanding scope.)
|
extension (Often used when expanding a rule or idea to cover more cases.)
Антоними
specialisation (Making something more narrowly focused or specific.)
|
narrowing (Reducing scope or applicability.)
Колокации
generalisation of a rule
|generalisation of a principle
|generalisation of a policy
|generalisation of findings
|the generalisation of a model
|a further generalisation
|a gradual generalisation
|the need for generalisation
|generalisation to a wider context
|generalisation across contexts
Теми
business
|law
|communication
Примери
- The generalisation of the rule created confusion in some departments.
- They argued for the generalisation of the pilot scheme to other regions.
- This is a useful generalisation of earlier work, but it loses some detail.
Примери за учащи
- The change is a generalisation of the old rule.
Съществително
technical
C2
process
5
spreading a language pattern
In language study: when a rule starts to apply more widely.
Модел на употреба:
generalisation of [a pattern/rule] (to [contexts])
Синоними
regularisation (Focuses on making irregular patterns more regular (a common result of generalisation).)
Антоними
restriction (A pattern applying in fewer contexts rather than more.)
Колокации
rule generalisation
|pattern generalisation
|generalisation of a sound change
|generalisation of an ending
|generalisation across paradigms
|a process of generalisation
|generalisation of a construction
Теми
language
|linguistics
|education
Примери
- The generalisation of the -ed ending is common in learners’ English.
- The paper traces the generalisation of a sound pattern across dialects.
- Analogy can drive generalisation in verb forms over time.
Граматика
Речникова форма
generalisation
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
US/d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
Срички и ударение
gen - er - al - isa - tion (5 срички)
Stress on 1st syllable (gen)
Форми на думата
Noun
- Base: generalisation
- Plural: generalisation, generalisations
Семейство думи
Forms
generalisations
noun
Core family
Related words
generalist
noun C1
generalisable
adjective
Negative and opposite forms
specific
adjective B1
specifically
adverb B1
Advanced or less common
generality
noun
overgeneralise
verb
overgeneralisation
noun
Изрази
as a generalisation
1/ˈæz ə d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
as a rough overall statement
Used to show you are speaking generally, not exactly.
Примери
- As a generalisation, small companies move faster than large ones.
- As a generalisation, winter is wetter on the west coast.
- As a generalisation, the training helped, but some teams still struggled.
broad generalisation
1/bɹˈɔd d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
general statement lacking detail
A general idea, not the details.
Примери
- As a broad generalisation, prices have risen over the last decade.
- The introduction offers a broad generalisation before the detailed analysis.
- That may be true in broad generalisation, but there are many exceptions.
hasty generalisation
1/hˈeɪsti d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
conclusion from too little evidence
A wrong general idea from only a few examples.
Примери
- One bad review isn’t enough to avoid the restaurant; that’s a hasty generalisation.
- The argument relies on hasty generalisation from two cases.
- Researchers warned against hasty generalisations based on early results.
make a generalisation
1/mˈeɪk ə d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
state something in general terms
To say something general about many things or people.
Примери
- I don’t want to make a generalisation about all managers, but some are difficult.
- It’s risky to make generalisations from one experience.
- The speaker made a generalisation that didn’t fit the facts.
sweeping generalisation
1/swˈipɪŋ d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
very broad, often unfair claim
A statement that is too general and often not true.
Примери
- It’s a sweeping generalisation to say the whole city is unsafe.
- The article makes sweeping generalisations about single parents.
- Avoid sweeping generalisations when you write academically.