subsumption

English Thesaurus

1. incorporating something under a more general category (noun.cognition)

hypernym	:	categorisation, categorization, classification, sorting,
definition	:	the basic cognitive process of arranging into classes or categories (noun.cognition)

2. the premise of a syllogism that contains the minor term (which is the subject of the conclusion) (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	assumption, premise, premiss,
definition	:	a statement that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn (noun.communication)

part holonym	:	minor term,
definition	:	the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion (noun.communication)

part holonym	:	middle term,
definition	:	the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion (noun.communication)

part meronym	:	syllogism,
definition	:	deductive reasoning in which a conclusion is derived from two premises (noun.cognition)

3. incorporating something under a more general category (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	colligate, subsume,
definition	:	consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	subsume,
definition	:	contain or include (verb.stative)

derivation	:	colligate, subsume,
definition	:	consider (an instance of something) as part of a general rule or principle (verb.cognition)

derivation	:	subsume,
definition	:	contain or include (verb.stative)