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generalisability

How far research results can be applied to other people or situations.

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Narrower term 5

Catholicity 76% connected

The state or quality of being catholic; universality.

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Commonness 76% connected

State or quality of being common or usual; as, the commonness of sunlight.

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Prevalence 76% connected

The quality or condition of being prevalent; superior strength, force, or influence; general existence, reception, or practice; wide extension; as, t…

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Totality 76% connected

The quality or state of being total; as, the totality of an eclipse.

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Universality 76% connected

The quality or state of being universal; unlimited extension or application; generality; -- distinguished from particularity; as, the unversality of…

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Broader term 1

Quality 76% connected

The condition of being of such and such a sort as distinguished from others; nature or character relatively considered, as of goods; character; sort;…

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Attribute 4

General 66% connected

Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.

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General 66% connected

Relating to a genus or kind; pertaining to a whole class or order; as, a general law of animal or vegetable economy.

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Specific 66% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute i…

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Specific 66% connected

Of or pertaining to a species; characterizing or constituting a species; possessing the peculiar property or properties of a thing which constitute i…

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Synonym 1

Generality 92% connected

The state of being general; the quality of including species or particulars.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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