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subsumption
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun subsumption has 2 senses
- subsumption(n = noun.communication) minor premise, minor premiss - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion); Array is a part of syllogism
- subsumption(n = noun.cognition) Array - incorporating something under a more general category; Array is a kind of categorisation, categorization, classification, sorting
is a kind of assumption, premise, premiss
has parts: minor term, middle term
Derived forms verb subsume2, verb subsume1
CIDE DICTIONARY
subsumption, n.
- 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." [1913 Webster]
- 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." [1913 Webster]
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