Definition

1. Verb:
   • To generalize: To infer or extend a specific idea, principle, or conclusion to a broader, more universal context. It involves taking a particular instance and applying it to a wider category or situation.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • Từ kết quả khảo sát nhỏ này, chúng ta có thể suy rộng ra cho toàn bộ dân số. (From this small survey result, we can generalize to the entire population.)
  • Không nên suy rộng một trường hợp cá biệt thành quy luật chung. (One should not generalize an isolated case into a general rule.)
  • Nhà nghiên cứu đã suy rộng lý thuyết để giải thích các hiện tượng tương tự. (The researcher generalized the theory to explain similar phenomena.)

Advanced Usage

• "suy rộng ra": to generalize from, to extrapolate. This phrasal form is very common and emphasizes the action of extending the conclusion outward.
  • Phát hiện này có thể được suy rộng ra cho các loài động vật có vú khác. (This discovery can be generalized to other mammalian species.)

Variants and Related Words

• Khái quát hóa (v): to generalize, to abstract. This is a more formal or academic synonym.
• Tổng quát hóa (v): to generalize. Another synonym often used in scientific contexts.

Synonyms

• Generalize: To make a broad statement or conclusion based on limited information.
• Extrapolate: To extend the application of a method or conclusion to an unknown situation by assuming existing trends will continue.

Related Concepts

• Suy diễn (v): to deduce, to infer. This involves drawing a specific conclusion from general premises, which is a related but distinct logical process from generalization.
• Phép quy nạp (n): induction. The logical method of reasoning from specific observations to broader generalizations. is often the result of inductive reasoning.

1. Generalize