¶ Generalization: Mathematical vs Literary
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Generalization: Mathematical vs Literary:
"In literature the word generalization means
Covering too much territory
Too thinly to be convincing.
However, we have in science a term ‘generalization,’
Which does not have the literary connotation.
A generalization in science refers to
A principle discovered by experiment
To be operative in every special case."
¶ Citations
- BRAIN & MIND, p.136 May '72
