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implicit

[ im-plis-it ]

adjective

  1. implied, rather than expressly stated:

    implicit agreement.

  2. unquestioning or unreserved; unconditional: implicit obedience;

    implicit trust;

    implicit obedience;

    implicit confidence.

    Synonyms: , , ,

  3. potentially contained (usually followed by in ):

    to bring out the drama implicit in the occasion.

  4. Mathematics. (of a function) having the dependent variable not explicitly expressed in terms of the independent variables, as x 2 + y 2 = 1. Compare explicit ( def 5 ).
  5. Obsolete. entangled.


implicit

/ ɪ³¾Ëˆ±è±ôɪ²õɪ³Ù /

adjective

  1. not explicit; implied; indirect

    there was implicit criticism in his voice

  2. absolute and unreserved; unquestioning

    you have implicit trust in him

  3. when postpositive,foll byin contained or inherent

    to bring out the anger implicit in the argument

  4. maths (of a function) having an equation of the form f( x,y ) = 0, in which y cannot be directly expressed in terms of x, as in xy + x ² + y ³ x ² = 0 Compare explicit 1
  5. obsolete.
    intertwined
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Derived Forms

  • ¾±³¾Ëˆ±è±ô¾±³¦¾±³Ù²Ô±ð²õ²õ, noun
  • ¾±³¾Ëˆ±è±ô¾±³¦¾±³Ù±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ¾±³¾Â·±è±ô¾±³¦Â·¾±³Ù·±ô²â adverb
  • ¾±³¾Â·±è±ô¾±³¦Â·¾±³Ù·²Ô±ð²õ²õ ¾±³¾Â·±è±ô¾±³¦Â·¾±Â·³Ù²â noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of implicit1

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin implicitus “involved, obscure,†variant past participle of ¾±³¾±è±ô¾±³¦Äå°ù±ð; implicate, -ite 2
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of implicit1

C16: from Latin implicitus, variant of ¾±³¾±è±ô¾±³¦Äå³Ù³Ü²õ interwoven; see implicate
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The implicit message is that kids with "good" mothers — defined as women who spend every waking moment preparing food and encouraging children to exercise — don't get sick.

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When it comes to speech, “an institution may not take, express, or assert a position or opinion†on anti-racism, bias, critical race theory, implicit bias, intersectionality, prohibited discriminatory practices, racial privilege,†the law states.

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Before Trump took office, a CDC website listed structural racism and implicit bias among the many factors to blame for such disparities, echoing findings long cited by health researchers and advocates.

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He added that “there’s this knee-jerk implicit bias against affordable housing†in the Palisades because people confuse the term with housing for the homeless.

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I don’t know if that was an official rule, but those implicit biases were certainly at play.

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