adj.
Pronunciation: im- ' pli-s ə t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Latin implicitus, past participle of implicare
Date: 1599
1 a : capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : IMPLIED <an implicit assumption> b : involved in the nature or essence of something though not revealed, expressed, or developed : POTENTIAL <a sculptor may see different figures implicit in a block of stone ― John Dewey> c of a mathematical function : defined by an expression in which the dependent variable and the one or more independent variables are not separated on opposite sides of an equation ― compare EXPLICIT 4
2 : being without doubt or reserve : UNQUESTIONING <an implicit trust>
– im · plic · it · ly adverb
– im · plic · it · ness noun