generalisation
gb/d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/ us/d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
B2
ইংরেজি
অর্থসমূহ
০টি অর্থ
বিশেষ্য
B2
abstract
1
broad claim about a whole group
A general statement about many things or people, often not true for all of them.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
a generalisation (about [someone/something])
সাধারণ ভুল:
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.
সমার্থক শব্দ
sweeping statement (Emphasises that it is too broad or unfair.)
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broad claim (Highlights lack of detail rather than unfairness.)
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generalization (US spelling.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
specific claim (Limited to a particular case rather than a whole category.)
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detail (Focuses on precise information instead of a broad summary.)
কলোকেশন
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
বিষয়
communication
|thinking
|society
উদাহরণ
- 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.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- That is a generalisation about students.
- Try not to make generalisations.
বিশেষ্য
formal
C1
process
2
forming a general rule from examples
Making a general rule by looking at many examples.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
generalisation from [examples/data]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Learners sometimes confuse the process (generalisation) with a single broad statement (a generalisation).
সমার্থক শব্দ
abstraction (Often suggests focusing on the essential features and ignoring details.)
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induction (A more technical term for reasoning from particular cases to a general conclusion.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
particularisation (Moving from general ideas to specific cases.)
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specification (Making something more detailed or exact.)
কলোকেশন
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
বিষয়
education
|thinking
|science
উদাহরণ
- 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.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- We learn by generalisation from examples.
বিশেষ্য
technical
C1
property
3
working well in new cases
How well something works on new examples.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
generalisation to [new data/populations/situations]
সাধারণ ভুল:
Often confused with 'generalisation' meaning a broad statement about people; in this sense it refers to performance beyond the original data.
সমার্থক শব্দ
transferability (Emphasises working in different settings or tasks.)
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external validity (Common in research; emphasises whether findings apply beyond the study sample.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
overfitting (Performing well on training data but badly on new data.)
কলোকেশন
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
বিষয়
technology
|science
|statistics
উদাহরণ
- 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.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- This model has good generalisation.
বিশেষ্য
formal
C1
process
4
making something less specific
Changing something so it applies to more cases.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
generalisation of [something] (to [a wider area/group])
সাধারণ ভুল:
In this sense, it refers to changing scope, not to making a possibly unfair statement about people.
সমার্থক শব্দ
broadening (Emphasises expanding scope.)
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extension (Often used when expanding a rule or idea to cover more cases.)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
specialisation (Making something more narrowly focused or specific.)
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narrowing (Reducing scope or applicability.)
কলোকেশন
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
বিষয়
business
|law
|communication
উদাহরণ
- 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.
শিক্ষার্থীদের জন্য উদাহরণ
- The change is a generalisation of the old rule.
বিশেষ্য
technical
C2
process
5
spreading a language pattern
In language study: when a rule starts to apply more widely.
ব্যবহারের ধরন:
generalisation of [a pattern/rule] (to [contexts])
সমার্থক শব্দ
regularisation (Focuses on making irregular patterns more regular (a common result of generalisation).)
বিপরীতার্থক শব্দ
restriction (A pattern applying in fewer contexts rather than more.)
কলোকেশন
rule generalisation
|pattern generalisation
|generalisation of a sound change
|generalisation of an ending
|generalisation across paradigms
|a process of generalisation
|generalisation of a construction
বিষয়
language
|linguistics
|education
উদাহরণ
- 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.
ব্যাকরণ
অভিধানিক রূপ
generalisation
IPA
GB/d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
US/d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
শব্দাংশ ও জোর
gen - er - al - isa - tion (৫টি শব্দাংশ)
Stress on 1st syllable (gen)
শব্দরূপ
Noun
- Base: generalisation
- Plural: generalisation, generalisations
সম্পর্কিত শব্দ
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
অভিব্যক্তি
as a generalisation
1/ˈæz ə d͡ʒˈɛnɚəlɪsˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
formal
as a rough overall statement
Used to show you are speaking generally, not exactly.
উদাহরণ
- 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.
উদাহরণ
- 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.
উদাহরণ
- 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.
উদাহরণ
- 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.
উদাহরণ
- 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.