The process of making something general: applying specific cases to a broader context, abstracting common features, or popularizing an idea (commonly used as '〜する').
そのデータだけで結論を一般化するのは危険だ。
It's dangerous to generalize conclusions based on that data alone.
研究結果を一般化して応用例を示した。
We generalized the research results and showed applications.
この理論は特定の条件下で成り立つが、一般化にはさらなる検証が必要だ。
This theory holds under specific conditions, but further verification is needed for generalization.