subsumption

English

Etymology

From sub- +‎ Latin sūmptus +‎ -ion, from past participle of sūmō (“to take”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /səbˈsʌmpʃən/
• Rhymes: -ʌmpʃən

Noun

subsumption (countable and uncountable, plural subsumptions)

1. The act of subsuming.
   • 2023, Vajra Chandrasekera, The Saint of Bright Doors, Solaris (2024), page 330:

     Phone calls that are instantly obeyed, ringing sounds followed by apparently involuntary movements of the limbs, the subsumption of the hearer’s will in the caller’s design.

2. Something subsumed.
3. (logic) The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term.

Derived terms

• obliterative subsumption

Translations

all senses

• French: subsomption (fr) f
• Polish: subsumpcja (pl) f