sub·sump·tion /səbˈsʌm(p)ʃən/
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Sub·sump·tion n.
1. The act of subsuming, or of including under another.
The first act of consciousness was a subsumption of that of which we were conscious under this notion. --Sir W. Hamilton.
2. That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism.
But whether you see cause to go against the rule, or the subsumption under the rule. --De Quincey.
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subsumption
n 1: the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term
(which is the subject of the conclusion) [syn: minor
premise, minor premiss]
2: incorporating something under a more general category