Definition of Subsomption
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.
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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- the act of subsuming, or something subsumed
- (logic) The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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