/ɪˌmplʌkejˈʃʌnz/ - [implukeyshunz] -
We found 3 definitions of implications from 2 different sources.
NounPlural: implications |
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implication - an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection | ||
accusal, accusation an assertion that someone is guilty of a fault or offence; "the newspaper published charges that Jones was guilty of drunken driving" | ||
unspoken accusation, veiled accusation an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken | ||
implication - a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false | ||
logical implication, conditional relation | ||
logical relation a relation between propositions | ||
implication - a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies" | ||
involvement a connection of inclusion or containment; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen" | ||
implication - something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications" | ||
deduction, entailment | ||
illation, inference the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation | ||
implication - a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" | ||
significance, import | ||
meaning, substance the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" |