implication | | |
n. (cognition) | 1. deduction, entailment, implication | something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied).; "his resignation had political implications" |
| ~ illation, inference | the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation. |
n. (cognition) | 2. implication, import, significance | a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred.; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication" |
| ~ meaning, substance | the idea that is intended.; "What is the meaning of this proverb?" |
n. (communication) | 3. implication | an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection. |
| ~ accusal, accusation | a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt. |
| ~ unspoken accusation, veiled accusation | an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken. |
| ~ innuendo, insinuation | an indirect (and usually malicious) implication. |
n. (linkdef) | 4. conditional relation, implication, logical implication | 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 relation | a relation between propositions. |
n. (linkdef) | 5. implication | a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement).; "he was suspected of implication in several robberies" |
| ~ involvement | a connection of inclusion or containment.; "he escaped involvement in the accident"; "there was additional involvement of the liver and spleen" |
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