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implication |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Implication \Im`pli*ca"tion\, n. [L. implicatio: cf F. implication.] 1. The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated. Three principal causes of firmness are the grossness, the quiet contact and the implication of component parts --Boyle. 2. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words Whatever things therefore, it was asserted that the king might do it was a necessary implication that there were other things which he could not do --Hallam. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: implication n 1: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" [syn: {deduction}, {entailment}] 2: a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" [syn: {significance}, {import}] 3: a charge that implicates someone (usually of wrongdoing) [syn: {implicating}] 4: a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false [syn: {logical implication}, {conditional relation}] 5: a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
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