About The Word Subsumption
Learn about the word Subsumption to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Subsumption definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Subsumption
| Subsumption Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Subsumption?
[n] incorporating something under a more general category
[n] the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) Synonyms | Synonyms for Subsumption: minor premise | minor premiss Related Terms | Find terms related to Subsumption: See Also | assumption | categorisation | categorization | classification | middle term | minor term | premise | premiss | sorting | syllogism Subsumption In Webster's Dictionary \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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Chloranthus ‐ type genus of the…
- Traditionalist ‐ one who adheres to traditional views [adj] stubbornly conservative…
- Grazier ‐ a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep…
- Time sharing ‐ (computer science) the use of a central computer by many users…
- Family ceratophyllaceae ‐ coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum:…
- Deliriously ‐ as if in a delirium; "he was talking deliriously" [adv] in a…
- Jack bean ‐ annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing…
- Aidoneus ‐ (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology;…
- Continental congress ‐ the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel…
- Gluteus ‐ any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock…