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an idea or conclusion having general application

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  1. n. an idea or conclusion having general application
  2. n. the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
  3. n. reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
  4. n. (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
  5. n an idea or conclusion having general application n the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances n reasoning from detailed facts to general principles n (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus