Meaning & use
generalizable
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Able to be applied broadly, beyond the specific case or sample it was drawn from.
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The researchers questioned whether results from such a small sample were truly generalizable.
A good theory should be generalizable to situations the original study didn't test.
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Generalizable is common in research and academic writing, especially when discussing whether findings apply to a wider population.
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