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generalizability

generalizability noun: the quality of being generalizable.

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

Forms of generalizability

pluralgeneralizabilities
alternative formgeneralisability

Origin of generalizability

From generalizable + -ity.

Questions about generalizability

What does generalizability mean?
Generalizability means the quality of being generalizable.
What part of speech is generalizability?
Generalizability is a noun.
What is the plural of generalizability?
The plural of generalizability is generalizabilities.

Words near generalizability in the dictionary

  1. generalistic
  2. generalists
  3. generalities
  4. generality
  5. generalizabilities
  6. generalizability
  7. generalizable
  8. generalizablity
  9. generalizably
  10. generalization
  11. generalizations

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