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In mathematics, to extend a number of results to form a rule. For example, the computations 3 + 5 = 5 + 3 and 1.5 + 2.7 = 2.7 + 1.5 could be generalized to a + b = b + a.



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Howards End by Forster, E. M. View in context
Nor, to generalize, would it ever be possible in the case of number that there should be a common boundary among the parts; they are always separate.
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