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What does generalize mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word generalize? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To speak in generalities, or in vague terms.
  2. To infer or induce from specific cases to more general cases or principles.
  3. To derive or deduce (a general concept or principle) from particular facts.
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On the other hand, I'll admit that the few I've seen have actually been quite good, and hard to generalize about.
If you're going to generalize about doctors, maybe you should be a little bit more wary about your sources.
While this study helps us generalize about the different techniques, data are highly specific to individual surgeons and surgical units.
But to generalize from there to a secret cabal of Muslims in the military poised for terrorist action is more than a little bit of a stretch.
They also limit themselves to a very small sample of games from which they mistakenly try to generalize universal principles and properties.
The homogenous nature of the subjects limits the ability to generalize results to other populations.

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