generalization

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Noun

1. 1
   An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class.
2. 2
   The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
3. 3
   Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.
4. 4
   An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
5. 5
   A proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles.