Reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

synonyms: generalisation, induction, inductive reasoning.

Roget 476: reasoning ratiocination rationalism; dialectics, induction, generalization.    discussion, comment; ventilation; inquiry etc. 461.    argumentation, controversy, debate; polemics, wrangling; contention etc. 720; logomachy^†; disputation, disceptation^†; paper war.    art of reasoning, logic.    process of reasoning, train of reasoning, chain of reasoning; deduction, induction, abduction; synthesis, analysis.    argument; case, plaidoyer^†, opening; lemma, proposition, terms, premises, postulate, data, starting point, principle; inference etc. (judgment) 480.    prosyllogism^†, syllogism; enthymeme^†, sorites^†, dilemma, perilepsis^†, a priori reasoning, reductio ad absurdum, horns of a dilemma, argumentum ad hominem [Lat.], comprehensive argument; empirema^†, epagoge^†.    [person who reasons] reasoner, logician, dialectician; disputant; controversialist, controvertist^†; wrangler, arguer, debater polemic, casuist, rationalist; scientist; eristic^†.    logical sequence; good case; correct just reasoning, sound reasoning, valid reasoning, cogent reasoning, logical reasoning, forcible reasoning, persuasive reasoning, persuasory reasoning^†, consectary reasoning^†, conclusive etc. 478; subtle reasoning; force of argument, strong point, strong argument, persuasive argument.    arguments, reasons, pros and cons.    ... show more

Polish: generalizacja, uogólnienie

An idea or conclusion having general application.

synonyms: generalisation, generality.

Roget 78: generality, generalization; universality; catholicity, catholicism; miscellany, miscellaneousness^†; dragnet; common run; worldwideness^†.    everyone, everybody; all hands, all the world and his wife; anybody, N or M, all sorts.    prevalence, run.    ... show more

Polish: generalia, fundamentalia

The process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances.

synonyms: abstraction, generalisation.

Dutch: generalisatie, inductie
Polish: abstrakcja, abstrakt

psychology Transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus.

synonyms: generalisation, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization.