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subsumption
sub·sump·tion S0854200 (səb-sŭmp′shən)n.1. a. The act of subsuming.b. Something subsumed.2. Logic The minor premise of a syllogism. [Latin subsūmptiō, subsūmptiōn-, a subsuming, from subsūmptus, past participle of subsūmere, to subsume; see subsume.] sub·sump′tive adj.subsumption (səbˈsʌmpʃən) nthe act of subsuming or the state of being subsumed subˈsumptive adjsub•sump•tion (səbˈsʌmp ʃən) n. 1. the act of subsuming. 2. the state of being subsumed. [1630–40; < Medieval Latin subsūmptiō=subsūm(ere) to subsume + Latin -tiō -tion] sub•sump′tive, adj. ThesaurusNoun | 1. | subsumption - the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)minor premise, minor premisssyllogism - deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premisesassumption, premise, premiss - a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play"minor term - the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusionmiddle term - the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion | | 2. | subsumption - incorporating something under a more general categorycategorisation, categorization, sorting, classification - the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories | Translationssubsumption
Synonyms for subsumptionnoun the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion)Synonyms- minor premise
- minor premiss
Related Words- syllogism
- assumption
- premise
- premiss
- minor term
- middle term
noun incorporating something under a more general categoryRelated Words- categorisation
- categorization
- sorting
- classification
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