SUBSUMPTION

subsumption

(noun) incorporating something under a more general category

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

subsumption (countable and uncountable, plural subsumptions)

The act of subsuming.

Something subsumed.

(logic) The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term.

Source: Wiktionary


Sub*sump"tion, n.

1. The act of subsuming, or of including under another. The first act of consciousness was a subsumption of that of which we were conscious under this notion. Sir W. Hamilton.

2. That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism. But whether you see cause to go against the rule, or the subsumption under the rule. De Quincey.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2025

RECREANT

(adjective) having deserted a cause or principle; “some provinces had proved recreant”; “renegade supporters of the usurper”


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