IMPLICATION Definition & Meaning

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implication

[ im-pli-key-shuhn ]

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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.
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implication

/ ˌɪ��ɪˈ��ɪʃə�� /

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
1. the operator that forms a sentence from two given sentences and corresponds to the English if … then …
2. 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
3. the relation between such sentences

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Derived Forms

ˌ��ˈ��پ��ǲԲ��, adjective

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Other �y��vlog Forms

��p��·��t��ǲ�·�� adjective
�Դǲ�i��·��·��t��ǲ� noun

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of implication¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English implicacio(u)n, from Latin ��پ�ō��-, stem of ��پ�ō “an interweaving,” equivalent to ��(�ܲ�) “interwoven” ( implicate ) + -ion

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WCM said at the time it would "consider the implications" of the judgement before commenting further.

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She said the IMF was still looking into the "macroeconomic implications" of the measures and stressed the need to avoid actions that could do more damage to the global economy.

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The implications are four dimensional, complicated, disrupting – and the precise reactions and consequences of those reactions are largely unknowable and unmappable.

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Privatizing the National Weather Service would have additional implications, not only for ordinary people wanting to check the weather, but also for private entities that rely on data generated by the federal government.

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