A test to determine if a specified candidate 
or 
is a 
of another specified or .
Notes
- Literally speaking a subsumption test determines if one concept is subsumed by another.
- In the context of
a concept is subsumed by its 
and subsumes its 
. So the following terms are for all practical purposes interchangeable.
| Uses of the terms subsumption and subsume | Equivalent uses of the words supertype and subtype |
| subsumption test | subtype test |
| A subsumes B | A is a supertype of B |
| A is subsumed by C | A is a subtype of C |
Examples
- To answer the question "Which patients have an infectious disease?" involves finding all of the patients with records that include a or that is subsumed by the concept
.
Alternatives
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