Generalization
Pronunciation : Gen`er*al*i*za"tion
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. F. g?n?ralisation.]
Definition : 1. The act or process of generalizing; the act of bringing individuals or particulars under a genus or class; deduction of a general principle from particulars. Generalization is only the apprehension of the one in the many. Sir W. Hamilton.
2. A general inference.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913