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implication
[ im-pli-key-shuhn ]
noun
- something implied or suggested as naturally to be inferred or understood:
to resent an implication of dishonesty.
- the act of implying:
His implication of immediate changes surprised us.
- the state of being implied:
to know only by implication.
- Logic. the relation that holds between two propositions, or classes of propositions, in virtue of which one is logically deducible from the other.
- the act of implicating or indicating that one or more persons may be involved, as in a crime:
The implication of his accomplices came only after hours of grueling questioning by the police.
- the state of being implicated:
We recently heard of his implication in a conspiracy.
- Usually implications. relationships of a close or intimate nature; involvements:
the religious implications of ancient astrology.
Synonyms:
implication
/ ˌɪɪˈɪʃə /
noun
- the act of implicating or the state of being implicated
- something that is implied; suggestion
the implication of your silence is that you're bored
- logic
- the operator that forms a sentence from two given sentences and corresponds to the English if … then …
- a sentence so formed. Usually written p→q or p⊃q, where p,q are the component sentences, it is true except when p (the antecedent) is true and q (the consequent) is false
- the relation between such sentences
Derived Forms
- ˌˈپDzԲ, adjective
Other Word Forms
- p·tDz· adjective
- ԴDzi··tDz noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of implication1
Example Sentences
After the court ruling, the Scottish government said it would carefully consider the implications of the judgement.
Ministers are still considering the implication of the Supreme Court judgement and whether any changes will have to be made to toilet provisions.
"SB 8 falsely implied that there would be medical exceptions by using vague language, and the average Texan doesn't realize the false implication until someone they love is in that impossible situation," Brandt said.
It is not yet clear whether the ruling will have broader implications for wider efforts to increase female representation.
The value we attribute to species has direct implications for how much time and money we allocate to each species and can even impact a species’ designated conservation status.
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