General Generalization

How is the interpretation of something generalized?

Generalising a concept, application of concept, or category, is an ability unique to humans (for now.. As far as we know…).

To take a specific aspect of an occurrence, and generalize it into a concept, so that it can be applicable to differing variables, the cause and effect must be understood. Once the cause and effect of any occurance are known, then the generalized concept can be understood, in turn. If the specific cause and effect are known, then it can be known which factors must remain the same, and the degree of variance that those factors are flexible. The flexibility allows the potential for changes to those factors, while still resulting in the same cause and effect.

Basically, a generalized concept defines the minimum required factors to be present, and the maximum allowable variance of those factors, to result in the cause and effect necessary for that concept.

For eg. With the occurrence of a bird flying in the sky; if the specific aspect of “flight” is taken and generalized to a concept, the cause and effect of flight must be understood. Then it can be known which factors of flight must remain the same. The minimum required factors might be, air, and an object. The maximum allowable variance of the air, might be a range of density, and the max variance of the object might be weight. This would be a fairly general concept, which could then include any object in the air, that is within those max variances.

A slightly less generalized concept of “gliding” could be taken from the original eg. where other factors are required, which might be: movement of the object though the air, and shape of the object. The max variance of the movement might be a minimum speed through the air, and shape of the object might need a maximum surface area.

With this overall General.. concept of generalization, cause and effect can be extracted from an aspect of an occurrence, and the concept can be labelled with terminology. Once understood and labelled, the concept can be applied to any other circumstances which meet the maximum variances. This is very useful when understanding the cause and effect of any circumstances.

If an unknown occurrence is presented, the factors can be analysed, then compared to any known generalized concepts. If a generalized concept is known and resembles the factors of the unknown occurrence, then the factors can be considered by whether or not they fit the maximum variances of the concept. If they do fit, then the cause and effect of the originally unknown circumstances, are now known.

A “category” is basically a label for a generalization. Any category represents a generalization of objects or concepts, which fit the maximum variances (which is intended by the label of that category) of factors which are relevant to the cause & effect of that category. A generalized category, can then be used to more easily describe the maximum variances of an object (which can be used in a generalized concept).

This is a significant process usable with intelligence and language. The ability to generalize, basically describes the application of intelligence, in order to understand cause and effect and its applicability.

General intelligence, seems to be generally, Generalizing.