implication
[ im-pli-key-shuhn ]
/ ˌɪm plɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
noun
Origin of implication
OTHER WORDS FROM implication
im·pli·ca·tion·al, adjective non·im·pli·ca·tion, nounWords nearby implication
implead,
impleader,
implement,
implementation,
implicate,
implication,
implicative,
implicatory,
implicature,
implicit,
implicit bias
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British Dictionary definitions for implication
implication
/ (ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃən) /
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