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carry-over vs generalisation

generalisation vs carry-over

carry-over and generalisation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
carry-over Yes No No No
generalisation Yes No No No
As nouns, generalisation is a hyponym of carry-over; that is, generalisation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than carry-over:
  • carry-over: application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
  • generalisation: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
Other hyponyms of carry-over include generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization.
carry-over (noun) generalisation (noun)
application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation an idea or conclusion having general application
the accumulated and undivided profits of a corporation after provision has been made for dividends and reserves reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
Difference between carry-over and generalisation

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