noun
Technical term used in psychology, linguistics, and related fields for the process of extending a concept or response to a broader range of situations.
心理学では、学習した反応が似た刺激にも起こることを汎化と呼ぶ。
In psychology, the occurrence of a learned response to similar stimuli is called generalization.
この文法規則の汎化は、多くの例外を無視している。
This generalization of the grammar rule ignores many exceptions.
一般化 is the common, everyday word for 'generalization' in a broad sense, while 汎化 is a technical term used mainly in academic contexts.
Derived from the kanji 汎 (wide, general) and 化 (change, -ization). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used as a technical translation equivalent for 'generalization' in modern academic Japanese.