[{"word":"generalization","phonetics":[],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.","synonyms":["universalization"],"antonyms":["specialization"]},{"definition":"Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A proof, axiom, problem, or definition which includes another's cases, and also some additional cases.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions."}],"synonyms":["universalization"],"antonyms":["specialization"]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/generalization"]}]