 that this infinite aspect is close to their essence.

<P>To generalize - according to the dictionary - is to make general reduce
to general laws : give a general form to; to derive or induce (a general
conception or principle) from particulars; to derive or induce a general
conception, principle, or inference from; to make general (as by existential
or universal qualification) : render applicable to a wider class; to give
general applicability to; to modify or eliminate (nonessential details)
for emphasizi