An act or instance of generalizing; concluding that something true of a subclass is true of the entire class
An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.
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.
The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.
The act of stipulating; a contracting or bargaining; an agreement.
Something that is stated or stipulated as a condition of an agreement.
The situation, arrangement, and structure of the stipules.
A goal to be achieved in a chess problem; for example, to checkmate Black within a specified number of moves.