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generalist::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | renaissance man |
| Type of | bookman, scholar, scholarly person, student |
a statistician has to be something of a generalist.
Examples of generalist
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Typically, functions as a generalist in a variety of Human Resources activities.
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Considered generalist mammals, primates exhibit a wide range of characteristics.
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Most generalist encyclopedias these days contain little or no original research.
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This role has both generalist and specific talent acquisition responsibilities.
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Moyles approach is generalist but that's what a Radio 1 breakfast show should be.
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A generalist adviser may handle only one or two types of these cases each year.
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Others flirted with generalist roles that would give them flexibility later on.
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The generation of bankers that we tend to employ were more generalist bankers.
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Are programs focused on a specific industry better than a generalist approach?
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- Renaissance man: a modern scholar who is in a position to acquire more than superficial knowledge about many different interests; "a statistician has to be something of a generalist"
- A generalist species is able to thrive in a wide variety of environmental conditions and can make use of a variety of different resources (for example, a heterotroph with a varied diet). A specialist species can only thrive in a narrow range of environmental conditions or has a limited diet. ...
- A person with a broad general knowledge, especially one with more than superficial knowledge in several areas and the ability to combine ideas from diverse fields; A general practitioner
- (generalistic) Of or pertaining to a generalist
- (Generalists) As opposed to the specialist, single-fandom type, these are the jacks-of-all-trades of fandom. They do have favorites, sometimes a lot of them. They're just not as into any single one as a specialist fan might be, sacrificing depth for a wider range of scope.
- (Generalists) Plants and animals that exist over a wide area.
- (Generalists) function at a higher level of integration than most Specialists can achieve. Either by training or by natural inclination they are able to discern the connections among a wider range of disparate elements of knowledge and of organizational structure. ...
- An animal or plant that can live in a wide range of environmental conditions or use a wide range of resources.
- A pest or natural enemy that can utilize a wide range of species as host or prey.
