Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun subsumption
2 senses of subsumption
Sense 1
minor premise, minor premiss, subsumption -- (the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion))
=> premise, premiss, assumption -- (a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn; "on the assumption that he has been injured we can infer that he will not to play")
Sense 2
subsumption -- (incorporating something under a more general category)
=> classification, categorization, categorisation, sorting -- (the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories)