subsumption

sub·sump·tion

1. a. The act of subsuming.
   b. Something subsumed.
2. Logic The minor premise of a syllogism.

Origin: Latin subsūmptiō, subsūmptiōn-, a subsuming, from subsūmptus, past participle of subsūmere, to subsume; see subsume .

Related Forms:

• subsumptive sub·sumpˈtive adjective