generalization

a general idea or statement based on a number of specific examples or facts

generalización, concepto abstracto

• make a generalization about something

Collocations a dangerous generalization · to make a generalization

• It's a dangerous generalization to say that all young people are lazy.

  Es una generalización peligrosa decir que todos los jóvenes son perezosos.

the process of extending a principle or idea to cover more cases than it originally did

extensión, ampliación

• a generalization from something

Collocations generalization of a theory · to make a generalization about something

• The generalization of the theory to include more variables.

  La ampliación de la teoría para incluir más variables.