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generalize /gen·er·al·ize/ (-ĭz)
1. to spread throughout the body, as when local disease becomes systemic.
2. to form a general principle; to reason inductively.

gen·er·al·ize (jnr--lz)
v.
1. To reduce to a general form, class, or law.
2. To render indefinite or unspecific.
3. To infer from many particulars.
4. To draw inferences or a general conclusion from.
5. To make generally or universally applicable.


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Generalizable conclusions are limited by the sample and scope of our study, but our results do have the strength of a randomized trial, and they tend to agree with the results of other studies.
These findings may not be generalizable to preadolescents and adolescents who are ineligible for Medicaid, the researcher notes, because poverty may increase a young woman's risk of abuse, criminal activity and early sexual initiation.
Therefore, these findings may not be generalizable to other populations of African American youth.
 
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