n.
Pronunciation: ˌ jen-r ə -l ə - ' z ā -sh ə n, ˌ je-n ə -
Function: noun
Date: 1761
1 : the act or process of generalizing
2 : a general statement, law, principle, or proposition
3 : the act or process whereby a learned response is made to a stimulus similar to but not identical with the conditioned stimulus