implication
noun
im·pli·ca·tion
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Definition of implication
1a
: the act of implicating (see implicate) : the state of being implicated
b
: close connection
especially
: an incriminating involvement
2a
: the act of implying : the state of being implied
b(1)
: a logical relation between two propositions that fails to hold only if the first is true and the second is false — see Truth Table
(2)
: a logical relationship between two propositions in which if the first is true the second is true
(3)
: a statement exhibiting a relation of implication
3
: something implied: such as
a
: suggestion
b
: a possible significance
the book has political implications
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Other Words from implication
implicative
\ ˈim-plə-ˌkā-tiv
, im-ˈpli-kə- \
adjective
, im-ˈpli-kə- \
adjective
implicatively
adverb
implicativeness
noun
Examples of implication in a Sentence
… but whereas Updike and Roth work to establish connection and coherence in the face of time's chaos, DeLillo is an artist of diffusion and dispersal, of implication and missing information.
— A. O. Scott, New York Times Book Review, 21 May 2006
… the power of ideas to transform the world is itself accelerating. Although people readily agree with this observation when simply stated, very few people truly appreciate its profound implications.
— Ray Kurzweil, Curious Minds, (2004) 2005
… the astronomer Edwin Hubble found that the universe is expanding, and by implication must have originated a finite time ago in an explosion popularly called the big bang.
— Paul Davies, The New Physics, 1989
I'm offended by his implication that women can't be good at mathematics.
He condemned the court and, by implication, the entire legal system.
He was shocked by the implication of his partner in the theft.
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Recent Examples on the Web
The implication, Flinn felt, was that there was little need to talk about Asians. — New York Times, "Where Does Affirmative Action Leave Asian-Americans?," 30 Aug. 2019 Most are still too young to fully understand the implications, and some are too young to even know what social media is. — Taylor Mooney, CBS News, "Companies make millions off kid influencers, and the law hasn't kept up," 26 Aug. 2019 The implication being that a critical evaluation has to be inevitably nasty. — Harish C Menon, Quartz India, "By only praising the dead politician, you are being the worst kind of fake," 26 Aug. 2019 The implication, of course, is that the machine is fully operational when it’s delivered. — Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, "Problem Solved: Help! My NordicTrack keeps freezing up and no one can fix it," 25 Aug. 2019 The implication, of course, is that the machine is fully operational when it's delivered. — Christopher Elliott, courant.com, "Problem Solved: Her NordicTrack keeps freezing up," 23 Aug. 2019 These are simple questions with broad implications, as Forster, an ex-employee of Microsoft and Uber, discussed at the Fluidity Summit in New York earlier this year: Who supports DeFi? — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, "What’s behind the buzz about “decentralized finance”?," 22 Aug. 2019 The real-life implications of difficult visa processes for Africans range from being unable to visit family members abroad to scuttling higher education plans. — Yomi Kazeem, Quartz Africa, "There is increasing evidence Africans are being unfairly denied UK visas," 20 Aug. 2019 And although these authors might contest the distributional implications, freer trade has enriched the United States an awful lot. — Daniel W. Drezner, Twin Cities, "Daniel Drezner: The weak defenses of Elizabeth Warren’s trade plan," 15 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'implication.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for implication
implication
noun
English Language Learners Definition of implication
: a possible future effect or result
: something that is suggested without being said directly : something that is implied
: the fact or state of being involved in or connected to something (such as a crime) : the fact or state of being implicated in something
See the full definition for implication in the English Language Learners Dictionary
implication
noun
im·pli·ca·tion
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Kids Definition of implication
1
: the fact or state of being involved in or connected to something
2
: a possible future effect or result
Consider the implications of your actions.
3
: something that is suggested
Your implication is unfair.
implication
noun
im·pli·ca·tion
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Legal Definition of implication
1
: the act of implicating : the state of being implicated
2
: the act of implying : the state of being implied
3
: something implied
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