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- adjective Capable of being subsumed.
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- adjective That can be
subsumed .
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Second, relatedly, is the unity of science -- the idea that ultimately all scientific theories should be subsumable under one "most fundamental" master theory.
Archive 2008-06-01 Daniel Little 2008
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Second, relatedly, is the unity of science -- the idea that ultimately all scientific theories should be subsumable under one "most fundamental" master theory.
Components of positivism Daniel Little 2008
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Moreover, any one determinable is a literal summum genus not subsumable under any higher genus; and the absolute determinate is a literal infima species under which no other determinate is subsumable.
Determinates vs. Determinables Sanford, David H. 2006
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His explanation later was that his topics were probably that exotic and marginal within Soviet science that his writings probably didn't have to meet the same standards as more popular or mainstream issues - probably, there were no subsumable standards, and the number of readers who might take an interest in the essays was considered to be small and rather irrelevant.
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