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 .
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