implication
IPA: ɪmpɫʌkˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- (uncountable) The act of implicating.
- (uncountable) The state of being implicated.
- (countable) A possible effect or result of a decision or action.
- (countable, uncountable) An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.
- (countable, logic) The connective in propositional calculus that, when joining two predicates A and B in that order, has the meaning "if A is true, then B is true".
- Logical consequence.
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Examples of "implication" in Sentences
- The implication of the sentence is clear.
- The metaphorical implications are obvious.
- I'm brainstorming and following the implications.
- But the implications of the alternative scares me.
- The mass hypnotism is astounding in it's implications.
- Academics disagree as to the ethical implications of the memo.
- At least there is no talk of further strategical implications.
- Barnett comments on the substantive implications of the proposal.
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