Definition of "generalized" []

• Biology Not specifically adapted to a particular environment or function; not specialized. (adjective)
• Generally prevalent: observed a state of generalized discontent. (adjective)
• Medicine Involving an entire organ. (adjective)
• Medicine Spreading through or affecting the entire body; not localized: a generalized infection. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "A major reason for presenting an exhaustive review of the Inuit economy in Nunavut is to dispel the commonly held view that the Inuit traditional economy can be summed up by the term generalized reciprocity."
• ""Today I introduced a new bill that would suspend what we call the generalized system of preferences.""
• "In fact, the prevalence was 2.1 percent in these 23 cities, much higher than what we usually term a generalized epidemic, which is one percent."