Technical term used in psychology, linguistics, and related fields for the process of extending a concept or response to a broader range of situations.
In psychology, the occurrence of a learned response to similar stimuli is called generalization.
This generalization of the grammar rule ignores many exceptions.
Standard kanji spelling for the technical term 'generalization'.
Alternate kanji spelling; 般 is a common simplification of 汎 in this context.
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.