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generality

noun

the quality of being general or widespread or having general applicability

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Word length
10
Starts with
G
Ends with
Y
Contains
EN
Scrabble score
14
CEFR level
B1

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noun

  1. 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'}”

noun

  1. 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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