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colligation vs generalisation

generalisation vs colligation

colligation and generalisation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
colligation Yes No No No
generalisation Yes No No No
As nouns, generalisation is a hyponym of colligation; that is, generalisation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than colligation:
  • colligation: the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis
  • generalisation: reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
Other hyponyms of colligation include generalization, induction, inductive reasoning.
colligation (noun) generalisation (noun)
the connection of isolated facts by a general hypothesis an idea or conclusion having general application
the state of being joined together 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 colligation and generalisation

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