useful generalization
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a general statement that is helpful for understanding or prediction
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Examples (10)
- This is a useful generalization for beginners.
- In practice, the rule proves to be a useful generalization.
- Researchers often start with a useful generalization and refine it later.
- Can we make a useful generalization from such limited data?
- I found it a useful generalization, though there are exceptions.
- Without context, it's hard to judge whether that generalization is useful.
- The textbook offers several useful generalizations for exam revision.
- It would be a useful generalization to say that practice improves fluency.
- Even as a rough guide, that's a useful generalization to keep in mind.
- Over time, the heuristic matured into a useful generalization shared across teams.