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What does "generally" ("in general") mean in mathematics?

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Idiomatically, the word "generally" (and the phrase "in general") is obviously commonly used as a synonym for "usually".

However, when writing mathematics, I've always used "generally" (for example, "finding the general formula") to mean "always", that is, without exception under any circumstances.

I looked up the definition in several dictionaries, and they only have the "usually" definition. Am I simply incorrect, or is "generally"/"in general" used both ways in some fields?


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