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generality
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The quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
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noun
The quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability
“{'source': 'UD_English-GUM Corpus', 'text': 'Although useful, such samples are not representative of the scientific workforce as a whole and thus have limited generalizability'}”
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An idea or conclusion having general application
“He spoke in broad generalities”
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{'source': 'UD_English-GUM Corpus', 'text': 'Although useful, such samples are not representative of the scientific workforce as a whole and thus have limited generalizability'}
{'source': 'UD_English-GUM Corpus', 'text': 'This study is limited in its power and generalizability.'}
{'source': 'UD_English-GUM Corpus', 'text': 'When altering specific methodological or participant characteristics of a previous study, they serve to test generalizability of the earlier findings under different conditions.'}
He spoke in broad generalities
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