Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - generality

n. (pl. -ies) 1 a statement or principle etc. having general validity or force. 2 applicability to a whole class of instances. 3 vagueness; lack of detail. 4 the state of being general. 5 (foll. by of) the main body or majority. Etymology: F g{eacute}n{eacute}ralit{eacute} f. LL generalitas -tatis (as GENERAL) GENERALIZATION n. (also -isation) 1 a general notion or proposition obtained by inference from (esp. limited or inadequate) particular cases. 2 the act or an instance of generalizing. Etymology: F g{eacute}n{eacute}ralisation (as GENERALIZE)