German word

Allgemeinheit

Pronunciation

IPA/algəˈmaɪ̯nhaɪ̯t/

Meaning

  • feminine noungenerality

Example

Aufgrund der Allgemeinheit des Problems ist die Lösung schwierig.

The solution is difficult because the problem is so general.

Illustration for Allgemeinheit (generality)

More examples

Viele Studien betonten die Allgemeinheit ihrer Ergebnisse.

Many studies emphasized the generality of their results.

Core concept

A rule reaches beyond individual cases and applies across a whole field, while the same word can name the people considered as a whole.

Common phrases

  • die Allgemeinheit der Ergebnisse

    the generality of the results

Similar words

Verallgemeinerung: The act of extending specific examples into a general principle.
Pauschalität: A one-size-fits-all judgment that overlooks individual circumstances.
Universalität: The quality of holding true in every circumstance.
Allgemeingültigkeit: Recognized validity that holds for most cases within a field.

Definition in German

Allgemeinheit bezeichnet die Allgemeingültigkeit oder Verallgemeinerbarkeit einer Regel oder Aussage und wird besonders in argumentativen oder wissenschaftlichen Zusammenhängen verwendet.

Word origin

Allgemeinheit is formed from the adjective allgemein, built from all and gemein in the sense of shared, with the noun suffix -heit.

Usage tips

  • The feminine noun die Allgemeinheit usually means general validity in formal argument, but context can make it mean the general public.

Other meanings

  • universalitynoun
  • general publicnoun

Opposites

  • Spezifitätspecificitynoun

Related words

  • Verallgemeinerunggeneralizationnoun
  • verallgemeinerngeneralizeverb

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