implication
pronunciation
How to pronounce implication in British English:
UK [ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn]
How to pronounce implication in American English:
US [ˌɪmplɪˈkeɪʃn]
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- Noun:
- something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
- a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
- an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
- a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
- a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
Word Origin
- implication (n.)
- early 15c., "action of entangling," from Latin implicationem (nominative implicatio) "interweaving, entanglement," from past participle stem of implicare "involve, entangle, connect closely," from assimilated form of in- "into, in, on, upon" (see in- (2)) + plicare "to fold" (see ply (v.1)). Meaning "something implied (but not expressed)" is from 1550s.
Example
- 1. But others argue it has at least one strong implication .
- 2. An important implication of this view is that shares are always correctly priced .
- 3. The implication is that fish 's shapes might form a new vocabulary .
- 4. The implication is of others ganging up against the benevolence of us hegemony .
- 5. The implication is greater uncertainty and instability .