“Generalization” or “Generalisation”

Language

Generalization and generalisation are both English terms.

Usage

Generalization is predominantly used in 🇺🇸 American (US) English (en-US) while generalisation is predominantly used in 🇬🇧 British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

In terms of actual appearance and usage, here's a breakdown by country, with usage level out of 100 (if available) 👇:

Term	US	UK	India	Philippines	Canada	Australia	Liberia	Ireland	New Zealand	Jamaica	Trinidad & Tobago	Guyana
generalization	100	44	79	100	93	33	0	48	36	100	100	0
generalisation	0	56	21	0	7	67	0	52	64	0	0	0

• In the United States, there is a preference for "generalization" over "generalisation" (100 to 0).
• In the United Kingdom, there is a 56 to 44 preference for "generalisation" over "generalization".
• In India, there is a preference for "generalization" over "generalisation" (79 to 21).
• In the Philippines, there is a preference for "generalization" over "generalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Canada, there is a preference for "generalization" over "generalisation" (93 to 7).
• In Australia, there is a 67 to 33 preference for "generalisation" over "generalization".
• In Liberia, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalization" and "generalisation".
• In Ireland, there is a 52 to 48 preference for "generalisation" over "generalization".
• In New Zealand, there is a 64 to 36 preference for "generalisation" over "generalization".
• In Jamaica, there is a preference for "generalization" over "generalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Trinidad & Tobago, there is a preference for "generalization" over "generalisation" (100 to 0).
• In Guyana, there is not enough data to determine a preference between "generalization" and "generalisation".

Examples

Below, we provide some examples of when to use generalization or generalisation with sample sentences.

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