implicit
[ im-plis-it ]
/ ɪmˈplɪs ɪt /
adjective
implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
unquestioning or unreserved; absolute: implicit trust; implicit obedience; implicit confidence.
potentially contained (usually followed by in): to bring out the drama implicit in the occasion.
Mathematics.
(of a function) having the dependent variable not explicitly expressed in terms of the independent variables, as x2 + y2 = 1.
Compare explicit(def 6).
Obsolete.
entangled.
Origin of implicit
OTHER WORDS FROM implicit
im·plic·it·ly, adverb im·plic·it·ness, im·plic·i·ty, noun un·im·plic·it·ly, adverbWords nearby implicit
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British Dictionary definitions for implicit
implicit
/ (ɪmˈplɪsɪt) /
adjective
not explicit; implied; indirect
there was implicit criticism in his voice
absolute and unreserved; unquestioning
you have implicit trust in him
(when postpositive, foll by in)
contained or inherent
to bring out the anger implicit in the argument
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 (def. 4)
obsolete
intertwined
Derived forms of implicit
implicitly, adverb implicitness or implicity, nounWord Origin for implicit
C16: from Latin
implicitus, variant of
implicātus interwoven; see
implicate