Meaning

the act of subsuming.

Example Sentences

If we limit the subject to one kind of association, for instance, what the logicians call 'subsumation' (that is, for example, if the word is 'horse,' the associated word must include horse as 'quadruped,' 'animal'), the time is longer by about a tenth of a second than unrestricted association time.

The subsumation of individuality to the goal is probably the only specifically military component that carries over from previous experiences of war.

The Leader cult was indispensable to the [Nazi] party. And the subsummation ^([sic]) of the 'idea' in Hitler's own person was necessary, if party energy was not to be dissipated in harmful factional divides.

Drawing on the last perspective, I would also challenge Goldin's subsumation of the aesthetic. As Dewey would argue, the problem-solver becomes alert to aesthetic responses through affective states.

iii. The subsumation should result in free flow of tax credit in intra and inter-State levels. The taxes, levies and fees that are not specifically related to supply of goods & services should not be subsumed under G[oods and] S[ervices] T[ax].

Word Forms

• subsumations

Synonyms for subsumation

When Should You Use Subsumation?

Use subsumation when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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