generalization

Verallgemeinerung, Induktion

Das Ableiten einer allgemeineren Regel aus einzelnen Tatsachen oder Beispielen.

In einfachem Englisch: Using particular facts or examples to work out a rule that applies more widely.

• Generalization from a few facts can be risky.
• Scientists use generalization to develop rules from repeated observations.
• Her reasoning involved generalization from individual cases.

So benutzt man es: generalization from something to something (Generalization from these observations to a universal rule requires care.)

Synonyme: induction, inductive reasoning

Gegenteile: deduction

Häufige Wendungen: inductive generalization, generalization from evidence, process of generalization

Verallgemeinerung

Das Bilden einer übergeordneten Vorstellung aus gemeinsamen Merkmalen mehrerer einzelner Dinge.

In einfachem Englisch: Forming a broad idea by finding features shared by several particular things.

• Generalization helps us group similar things.
• Through generalization, children learn that very different chairs belong to one category.
• The lesson encourages generalization from several examples.

So benutzt man es: generalization from something (Generalization from familiar objects helps children form new categories.)

Synonyme: abstraction

Häufige Wendungen: conceptual generalization, process of generalization, generalization from examples

Verallgemeinerung

Eine mathematische Regel, Idee oder Aufgabe, die alle bisherigen und weitere Fälle umfasst.

In einfachem Englisch: A mathematical rule, idea, or problem that covers all cases of an earlier one and additional cases.

• The new theorem is a generalization of the old one.
• We need a generalization that works in four dimensions.
• Several generalizations of this formula appear in the textbook.

So benutzt man es: a generalization of something (This formula is a generalization of the earlier equation.)

Synonyme: extension

Gegenteile: specialization

Häufige Wendungen: generalization of something, natural generalization, mathematical generalization