How to say "generalization" in Japanese

• 総括そうかつCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbCovers 'generalization' as summing up separate items or findings into one overall picture or general statement; the nuance is review and synthesis, typical when wrapping up a meeting, report, or discussion.
• 統括とうかつCommon
  noun, suru verb, transitive verbMatches 'generalization' only as unifying or bringing separate things together; its core sense is unified oversight, typical when coordinating people or activities, and it is seldom the word for drawing a general conclusion.

Choose 総括 when 'generalization' means summing particulars up into an overall summary or general conclusion; 統括 fits only the unifying sense of bringing things together and is otherwise seldom the natural choice.

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• 総括そうかつsummarization
• 統括とうかつunification
• 一般化いっぱんかgeneralization
• 汎化はんかgeneralization (psychology, linguistics, etc.)
• 概括がいかつsummary