WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

generalisation
    n 1: an idea or conclusion having general application; "he spoke
         in broad generalities" [syn: generalization,
         generalisation, generality]
    2: the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting
       common properties of instances [syn: abstraction,
       generalization, generalisation]
    3: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles [syn:
       generalization, generalisation, induction, inductive
       reasoning]
    4: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus
       to a similar stimulus [syn: generalization,
       generalisation, stimulus generalization, stimulus
       generalisation]