From George Pólya:
There are two kinds of generalizations. One is cheap and the other is valuable. It is easy to generalize by diluting a little idea with a big terminology. It is much more difficult to prepare a refined and condensed extract from several good ingredients.
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I just have to ask:
Isn’t this itself a generalization? And if so, which sort is it? ;-)
What is the relation between generalization and abstraction?