'Subsumption' definitions:

Definition of 'subsumption'

From: WordNet
noun
The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption]
noun
Incorporating something under a more general category

Definition of 'Subsumption'

From: GCIDE
  • Subsumption \Sub*sump"tion\, n.
  • 1. The act of subsuming, or of including under another. [1913 Webster]
  • The first act of consciousness was a subsumption of that of which we were conscious under this notion. --Sir W. Hamilton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism. [1913 Webster]
  • But whether you see cause to go against the rule, or the subsumption under the rule. --De Quincey. [1913 Webster]

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