subsumption

/səbˈsʌmpʃən/
noun 3

Definitions

noun

1

The act of subsuming.

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

The premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term.

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