irradiation vs generalisation

generalisation vs irradiation

irradiation and generalisation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
irradiation	Yes	No	No	No
generalisation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, generalisation is a hypernym of irradiation; that is, generalisation is a word with a broader meaning than irradiation:

irradiation: (Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus
generalisation: (psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus

Other hypernyms of irradiation include generalization, stimulus generalisation, stimulus generalization.

irradiation (noun)	generalisation (noun)
(medicine) the treatment of disease (especially cancer) by exposure to a radioactive substance	an idea or conclusion having general application
the apparent enlargement of a bright object when viewed against a dark background	reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
(Pavolvian conditioning) the elicitation of a conditioned response by stimulation similar but not identical to the original stimulus	(psychology) transfer of a response learned to one stimulus to a similar stimulus
(physiology) the spread of sensory neural impulses in the cortex	the process of formulating general concepts by abstracting common properties of instances
a column of light (as from a beacon)
the condition of being exposed to radiation

Difference between irradiation and generalisation

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