'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]