subsumption

noun

The act of subsuming.

noun

Something subsumed.

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The minor premise of a syllogism.

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The act of subsuming; the act of mentioning as an instance of a rule or an example of a class; the act of including under something more general (and, in the strict use of the word, something already considered), as a particular under a universal, or a species under a genus.

noun

That which is subsumed; the minor premise of a syllogism, when stated after the major premise.

noun

The act of subsuming, or of including under another.

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That which is subsumed, as the minor clause or premise of a syllogism.

noun

the act of subsuming, or something subsumed

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The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term