Generalized
['dʒɛnrəlaɪzd]
Definition
(adj.) not biologically differentiated or adapted to a specific function or environment; 'the hedgehog is a primitive and generalized mammal' .
Typed by Arlene--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Generalize
(a.) Comprising structural characters which are separated in more specialized forms; synthetic; as, a generalized type.
Editor: Upton
Examples
- It was not his way to treat subjects coldly and vaguely; he rarely generalized, never prosed. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- These considerations may be generalized by going back to the conception of experience. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Galton attributed the difference to the scientist's habits of highly generalized and abstract thought, especially when the steps of reasoning are carried on by words [employed] as symbols. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
Editor: Upton