generation A generation refers to all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively. It can also be described as, "the average period, generally considered to be about 20–⁠30 years, during which children are born and gr ...

is "all of the people born and living at about the same time, regarded collectively." Generation or generations may also refer to:

Science and technology

Generation (particle physics) In particle physics, a generation or family is a division of the elementary particles. Between generations, particles differ by their flavour quantum number and mass, but their electric and strong interactions are identical. There are three gene ...

, a division of the elementary particles * Generation in

carrier generation and recombination In the solid-state physics of semiconductors, carrier generation and carrier recombination are processes by which mobile charge carriers (electrons and electron holes) are created and eliminated. Carrier generation and recombination processes are ...

, a process with mobile charge carriers (semiconductors) * Generation in biology, a (usually multicellular) life stage, see

biological life cycle In biology, a biological life cycle (or just life cycle or lifecycle when the biological context is clear) is a series of changes in form that an organism undergoes, returning to the starting state. "The concept is closely related to those of the ...

Electricity generation Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy. For electric utility, utilities in the electric power industry, it is the stage prior to its Electricity delivery, delivery (Electric power transmi ...

Programming language generations Programming languages have been classified into several programming language generations. Historically, this classification was used to indicate increasing power of programming styles. Later writers have somewhat redefined the meanings as distinc ...

, classes of a programming style's power

Books

* Generations (Marvel Comics), ''Generations'' (Marvel Comics), a Marvel Comics series * ''Superman & Batman: Generations'', a DC Comics series * Generations (book), ''Generations'' (book), a 1991 analysis of Anglo-American history by William Strauss and Neil Howe *''GENERATION: 25 Years of Contemporary Art in Scotland'', a series of visual arts projects, exhibitions and events *Generations (DC Comics), ''Generations'' (DC Comics), a limited series from DC Comics *''The Generation: The Rise and Fall of the Jewish Communists of Poland'', a 1991 book about Polish-Jewish history

Film and television

* ''A Generation'', a 1955 Polish film directed by Andrzej Wajda *Berlin International Film Festival#Festival programme, Generation, a section of the Berlin International Film Festival comprising Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus * Generation (2021 TV series), ''Generation'' (2021 TV series), an American dramedy television series on HBO Max * Generation (Canadian TV program), ''Generation'' (Canadian TV program), a Canadian current affairs television program which aired on CBC Television in 1965 * Generation (film), ''Generation'' (film), a 1969 film * ''Generations'', the second season of the American TV series ''Heroes (U.S. TV series), Heroes'' * Generations (American TV series), ''Generations'' (American TV series), an American daytime soap opera that aired on NBC 1988–1991 * Generations (South African TV series), ''Generations'' (South African TV series), a South African soap opera that aired on SABC1 1994–2010 * ''Star Trek Generations'', the seventh ''Star Trek'' film

Music

* Generations, a folk duo consisting of Skylar Grey and her mother

Albums

* Generation (Anarchic System album), ''Generation'' (Anarchic System album) or the title song, 1975 * Generation (Audio Bullys album), ''Generation'' (Audio Bullys album) or the title song, 2005 * Generation (Dexter Gordon album), ''Generation'' (Dexter Gordon album), 1973 * Generation (Hal Russell album), ''Generation'' (Hal Russell album) or the title song, 1982 * Generation (Kenny Burrell album), ''Generation'' (Kenny Burrell album) or the title song, 1987 * Generations (Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli album), ''Generations'' (Bucky Pizzarelli and John Pizzarelli album), 2007 * Generations (Gary Burton album), ''Generations'' (Gary Burton album), 2004 * Generations (Journey album), ''Generations'' (Journey album), 2005 * Generations (Pepper Adams and Frank Foster album), ''Generations'' (Pepper Adams and Frank Foster album) or the title song, 1985 * ''Generations'', by Will Butler, 2020

Songs

* "Generation", by Arisa Mizuki from ''Arisa II: Shake Your Body for Me'', 1992 * "Generation", by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club from ''Take Them On, On Your Own'', 2003 * "Generation", by Emerson Hart, theme song for the TV series ''American Dreams'', 2002 * "Generation", by Simple Plan from ''Simple Plan (album), Simple Plan'', 2008 * Generations (song), "Generations" (song), by Tetsuya Kakihara, 2013 * "Generations", by Don Diablo discography#Singles, Don Diablo, 2014 * "Generations", by Inspiral Carpets from ''Revenge of the Goldfish'', 1992 * "Generations", by Sara Groves from ''Conversations (Sara Groves album), Conversations'', 2001 * Generation (Acid Angel from Asia song), 2022

Video games

* ''The Sims 3: Generations'', a 2011 expansion pack for the video game ''The Sims 3''

Other

* Generation Investment Management, a London-based asset management firm founded by Al Gore *Generation (play), ''Generation'' (play), 1965 play * Generation ship, a hypothetical type of starship that travels great distances for hundreds of years, requiring multiple generations of the occupants to complete the trip