English Explanatory Dictionary

subsumption

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act of subsuming.
  2. Something subsumed.
  3. The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term.

Pronunciation

/səbˈsʌmpʃən/

Word forms

subsumption subsumptions

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin subsūmptiō, from subsūmere + -tiō, from sub- + sūmō (“to take”).

Derived words

obliterative subsumption

Translations

French: subsomption Polish: subsumpcja
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