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generalisability

generalisability is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of generalizability.

Meaning of generalizability

Noun

generalizability (countable and uncountable, plural generalizabilities)

  1. The quality of being generalizable.
    • As we all are probably now familiar, these [large language] models can generate novel perfectly formed English text, using any construction that you can think of, generalizing in seemingly just the way that humans do[…]. Piantadosi (2024) provides some nice examples of the generalizability of such...2025, Edward A. F. Gibson, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in Syntax: A Cognitive Approach, MIT Press, →DOI, →ISBN, page 15

Questions about generalisability

What is generalisability the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of?
Generalisability is the non-Oxford British English standard spelling of generalizability.

Words near generalisability in the dictionary

  1. generaled
  2. generaless
  3. generalesses
  4. generalia
  5. generaling
  6. generalisability
  7. generalisable
  8. generalisation
  9. generalisations
  10. generalise
  11. generaliseable

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