subsumption: Meaning and Definition of

sub•sump•tion

Pronunciation: (sub-sump'shun), [key]
— n.
  1. an act of subsuming.
  2. the state of being subsumed.
  3. something that is subsumed.
  4. a proposition subsumed under another.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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