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Definition of Implication
1. Noun. Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied). "His resignation had political implications"
Generic synonyms: Illation, Inference
Derivative terms: Entail, Implicate, Imply, Imply
2. Noun. A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred. "The expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
Generic synonyms: Meaning, Substance
Derivative terms: Implicate, Imply, Import, Significant
3. Noun. An accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection.
Specialized synonyms: Unspoken Accusation, Veiled Accusation, Innuendo, Insinuation
Derivative terms: Implicate, Imply
4. Noun. A logical relation between propositions p and q of the form 'if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false.
Generic synonyms: Logical Relation
Derivative terms: Implicate, Implicational, Imply
5. Noun. A relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement). "He was suspected of implication in several robberies"
Definition of Implication
1. n. The act of implicating, or the state of being implicated.
Definition of Implication
1. Noun. The act of implicating. ¹
2. Noun. The state of being implicated. ¹
3. Noun. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. ¹
4. Noun. (logic) (''countable'') 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". ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Implication
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Implication
1. A possible later effect of an action. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)