generalization

Other forms of generalization

plural

generalizations·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about generalization

What does generalization mean?

generalization means "reasoning from detailed facts to general principles". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in generalization?

generalization has 6 syllables: gen-e-ra-li-za-tion. The stress falls on "za". In IPA it is /ˌdʒɛnɚəlɪˈzeɪʃən/.

What is another word for generalization?

Close synonyms include generalisation, induction, inductive reasoning, generalisation, generality. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is generalization a common word?

generalization is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with generalization?

94 words rhyme with generalization. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.