IMPLICATION


Meaning of IMPLICATION in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌim-plə-ˈkā-shən ]

noun

Date: 15th century

1.

a. : the act of implicating : the state of being implicated

b. : close connection ; especially : an incriminating involvement

2.

a. : 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 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: as

a. : suggestion

b. : a possible significance

the book has political implication s

• im·pli·ca·tive ˈim-plə-ˌkā-tiv, im-ˈpli-kə- adjective

• im·pli·ca·tive·ly adverb

• im·pli·ca·tive·ness noun

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