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generalize

[jen-er-uh-lahyz] / ˈdʒɛn ər əˌlaɪz /


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The results, it says, “cannot be generalized to the overall enrollment population.”

From Los Angeles Times

It requires a model capable of generalizing or learning to reason, rather than pattern matching.

From The Wall Street Journal

"People miss information when they follow an algorithm, but they think what they do know generalizes to other features and other parts of the environment that they've never experienced," Turner said.

From Science Daily

Astronomers can then measure the position of the asteroid over time to calculate the basic shape of its orbit using mathematics pioneered by Johannes Kepler and generalized by Isaac Newton in the 17th century.

From Scientific American

In keeping with international law, immigration detention should be an exceptional measure and not generalized, he wrote.

From Seattle Times