subsumption

[ suh b-suhmp-shuh n ]

/ səbˈsʌmp ʃən /

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noun

an act of subsuming.

the state of being subsumed.

something that is subsumed.

a proposition subsumed under another.

Nearby words

substratum, substruction, substructure, subsulfate, subsume, subsumption, subsurface, subsystem, subtangent, subteen, subtemperate

Origin of subsumption

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

Related formssub·sump·tive, adjective

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Examples from the Web for subsumption

The act of recognition is a subsumption of the object under a class by use of the second figure of the syllogism.
Buchanan's Journal of Man, September 1887|Various
This process of subsumption bears the same relation to secondary laws, that these do to particular facts.
Logic|Carveth Read
Thirdly, the subsumption of several laws under one more general expression.
Logic|Carveth Read
It leads Kant to describe schematism as a process of subsumption, and to speak of the transcendental schema as a third thing.
A Commentary to Kant's 'Critique of Pure Reason'|Norman Kemp Smith

The subsumption of the condition of another possible judgement under the condition of the rule is the minor.
The Critique of Pure Reason|Immanuel Kant

British Dictionary definitions for subsumption

subsumption

/ (səbˈsʌmpʃən) /

noun

the act of subsuming or the state of being subsumed

Derived Formssubsumptive, adjective

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subsumption

noun

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Origin of subsumption

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British Dictionary definitions for subsumption

subsumption

noun