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gen·er·al·ity [ˌʤenəˈrælɪti, Am -ət̬i] N

1. generality (general statement):

generality
Allgemeinheiten pl
generality
allgemeine Aussagen
to talk in generalities
verallgemeinern
to talk of generalities
sich acc über Allgemeines unterhalten

2. generality no pl (vagueness):

generality
Allgemeingültigkeit f <->
generality
Unbestimmtheit f <->
generality
Schwammigkeit f <-, -en> pej inf

3. generality no pl form (majority):

the generality
die Mehrheit
OpenDict entry

generality N

without loss of generality, WLOG MATH
ohne Beschränkung der Allgemeinheit