generalization

noun

1. 1

   The formulation of general concepts from specific instances by abstracting common properties.

2. 2

   Inductive reasoning from detailed facts to general principles.

3. 3

   An oversimplified or exaggerated conception, opinion, or image of the members of a group.

4. 4

   A proof, axiom, problem, or definition which includes another's cases, and also some additional cases.

   “A hypersphere is a generalization of a sphere across more than three dimensions.”