noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

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Noun

1. 1
   The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus wordnet
3. 3
   Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   reasoning from detailed facts to general principles wordnet
5. 5
   the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances wordnet

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6. 6
   an idea or conclusion having general application wordnet

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abstractionabstractiongeneralitygeneralizationgeneralizationinduction

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specialisation

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