subsumption

[ suhb-suhmp-shuhn ]

noun

1. an act of subsuming.
2. the state of being subsumed.
3. something that is subsumed.
4. a proposition subsumed under another.

subsumption

/ səbˈsʌmpʃən /

noun

1. the act of subsuming or the state of being subsumed

Derived Forms

• subˈsumptive, adjective

Other Words From

• sub·sumptive adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of subsumption¹

1630–40; < Medieval Latin subsūmptiōn- (stem of subsūmptiō ) a subjoining, equivalent to subsūmpt ( us ) (past participle of subsūmere to subsume + Latin -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Thinking is subsumption—just placing a particular proposition under its universal.

From Project Gutenberg

The act of recognition is a subsumption of the object under a class by use of the second figure of the syllogism.

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The subsumption of the condition of another possible judgement under the condition of the rule is the minor.

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It leads Kant to describe schematism as a process of subsumption, and to speak of the transcendental schema as a third thing.

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There would be no difficulty with this subsumption if the objects and the conceptions of the understanding were the same in kind.

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Related Words

• admittance
• formation
• incorporation
• involvement