| Noun | 1. | generalisation - an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities" Synonyms: generality, generalization |
| 2. | generalisation - the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances Synonyms: generalization, abstraction | |
| 3. | generalisation - reasoning from detailed facts to general principles | |
| 4. | generalisation - (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus |