generalized
Made more general, less specialized.
Example
“The generalized formula applies to all cases, the specialized one only works on simple problems.”
Other meanings
Spread throughout or affecting the entire body or body part.
Related words
- generalized anxiety disorder
- generalized circle
- generalized continued fraction
- generalized element
- generalized estimating equation
- generalized search tree
- nongeneralized
- ungeneralized
Example sentences
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