(Ävâ²Ä­d) adj. 1. Having or marked by keen interest and enthusiasm: an avid golfer; an avid interest in cooking. 2. Having or marked by strong desire or craving; greedy: an economy with an avid appetite for consumer goods.
Definition: Making assumptions about a whole group or range of cases based on a sample that is inadequate (usually because it is atypical or too small). Stereotypes about people (âlibrarians are shy and smart,â âwealthy people are snobs,â etc.) are a common example of the principle underlying hasty generalization.
Example Sentences for generalize. As Brooks says: If we could not abstract, we could not generalize, for abstraction is a condition of generalization.. Nor is it safe to generalize about him, or any other bird for that matter. Only with great reserve should any student announce ultimate results, or generalize upon the whole problem.