The noun has 4 meanings:
Meaning #1:
an idea having general application
Synonyms: generalization, generality
Meaning #2:
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Synonyms: abstraction, generalization
Meaning #3:
reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
Synonyms: generalization, induction, inductive reasoning
Meaning #4:
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Synonyms: generalization, stimulus generalization, stimulus generalisation
