释义 |
Noun: implication `implu'keyshun- Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
"his resignation had political implications" - deduction, entailment - A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
"the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" - significance, import - 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
- logical implication, conditional relation - A relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
"he was suspected of implication in several robberies"
Derived forms: implications See also: implicate, implicational, imply Type of: accusal, accusation, illation, inference, involvement, logical relation, meaning, substance Encyclopedia: Implication |