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“Generalized” or “Generalised”

Generalized is predominantly used in American (US) English (en-US) while generalised is predominantly used in British English (used in UK/AU/NZ) (en-GB).

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Usage by country

Where each spelling is used

Of the 12 countries below, 6 prefer “generalized” and 4 prefer “generalised”. Usage levels are out of 100; the more common spelling in each country is in bold.

Usage level out of 100 (if available).
Country generalized generalised Preference
United States 99 1 “generalized”
United Kingdom 41 59 “generalised”
India 73 27 “generalized”
Philippines 98 2 “generalized”
Canada 96 4 “generalized”
Australia 37 63 “generalised”
Liberia 0 0 Not enough data
Ireland 49 51 “generalised”
New Zealand 43 57 “generalised”
Jamaica 100 0 “generalized”
Trinidad & Tobago 100 0 “generalized”
Guyana 0 0 Not enough data
Usage

Examples in context

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“generalized”

  • There are three generalized categories in which amnesia could…
  • …case law to establish more generalized legal principles.
  • The generalized Helmholtz theorem reads as follows.
  • A generalized almost complex structure is a…
  • Generalized normal window
  • Integrated Generalized Autoregressive Conditional heteroskedasticity (IGARCH) is…
  • )over generalized.
  • Physically, the generalized Wannier equation describes how the…
  • Known working attacks are the generalized birthday attack, which takes 2106…
  • …the learning environment to a generalized environment.

“generalised”

  • Having a generalised diet, the bluestripe butterflyfish is…
  • A small image with a generalised, non-customised slogan, used in the…
  • …which may have been a generalised Jacobite identifier.
  • …of a "leader" became more generalised than the concept of a…
  • But the generalised system has four essential parts:…
  • Single level, generalised, stock/inventory systems may provide a…
  • …cum laude for her thesis 'Generalised Phrase Structure Grammar: theorie en
  • …detecting specific failing rollers using generalised monitoring technologies such as optic…
  • …resigned amid mass protests against generalised corruption linked to the Colectiv…
  • The generalised cost is equivalent to the…

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