generality
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əˈræl noun, plural gen·er·al·i·ties.
1.
an indefinite, unspecific, or undetailed statement: to speak in generalities about human rights.
2.
a general principle, rule, or law.
3.
the greater part or majority: the generality of people.
4.
the state or quality of being general.
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| —n , pl -ties | |
| 1. | a principle or observation having general application, esp when imprecise or unable to be proved |
| 2. | the state or quality of being general |
| 3. | archaic the majority |
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Example sentences
It explains how, precisely and in complete generality, this geometry affects and is affected by matter.
Body size evolution in insular vertebrates: generality of the island rule.
Changing your diet based on some test or generality can be a dangerous thing to do.
Six months later the generality of economists caught up with the reason why it actually happened.
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