Category:Subsumption

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.