generalization vs thought

thought vs generalization

generalization and thought both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
generalization	Yes	No	No	No
thought	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, thought is a hypernym of generalization; that is, thought is a word with a broader meaning than generalization:

generalization: an idea or conclusion having general application
thought: the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

Other hypernyms of generalization include idea.

generalization (noun)	thought (noun)
an idea or conclusion having general application	the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
reasoning from detailed facts to general principles	the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus	the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual
the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances	a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty

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