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generalizan

Generalizan is the third-person plural present indicative form of the Spanish verb generalizar, meaning "to generalize." It is used when the subject is ellos, ellas, or ustedes and the action occurs in the present.

Generalizar means to make something general, or to apply a statement, rule, or property from specific instances

Conjugation and usage: The present tense forms are generalizo, generalizas, generaliza, generalizamos, generalizáis, generalizan. Example: Los

Origin and related terms: Generalizar comes from generalis, from Latin generalis "of a whole kind" plus the

Usage notes: Generalizar can carry a pejorative sense when it overextends a conclusion beyond what the evidence

to
a
broader
set;
in
research,
to
extend
findings
from
a
sample
to
a
population;
in
everyday
use,
to
treat
particular
cases
as
representative.
investigadores
generalizan
los
resultados
de
la
muestra
a
la
población
completa.
Los
medios
pueden
generalizar
la
noticia
cuando
destacan
solo
un
incidente.
suffix
-izar.
Related
nouns
include
generalización,
the
act
of
generalizing,
and
generalizable
(adjective).
supports.
In
statistics
and
research,
the
term
generalizability
describes
how
well
conclusions
apply
beyond
the
studied
sample.