The process of concretizing a general principle or idea by delineating, particularizing, or exemplifying it.
Something specific which is the result of a process of concretizing a general principle or idea.
An inability to generalize or perform abstraction accompanied by excessive concentration on specific details, as in a mental disorder or in cognition by children.
The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class
Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles
A proof, axiom, problem, or definition that includes another's cases, and also some additional cases; a conclusion reached by inferring from specific cases to more general cases or principles.