1. plural of generalizer; people or things that make broad statements or conclusions from limited information
Usage: often used in academic or scientific contexts
2. in logic and mathematics, functions or operations that extend or apply a principle more broadly
Usage: technical; used in formal logic and computer science

Examples

• The researchers warned against being generalizers when studying small sample sizes.
• Some people are natural generalizers, always finding patterns in data.
• Generalizers in mathematics help extend theorems to wider classes of problems.
• The study criticized those generalizers who drew sweeping conclusions from limited evidence.
• Good scientists avoid being hasty generalizers in their interpretations.