Main Entry:

im·pli·ca·tion

Pronunciation:

\ˌim-plə-ˈkā-shən\

Function:

noun

Date:

15th century

1 a: the act of implicating : the state of being implicated b: close connection ; especially : an incriminating involvement2 a: the act of implying : the state of being implied b (1): a logical relation between two propositions that fails to hold only if the first is true and the second is false — see truth table table (2): a logical relationship between two propositions in which if the first is true the second is true (3): a statement exhibiting a relation of implication3: something implied: as a: suggestion b: a possible significance <the book has political implications>

— im·pli·ca·tive \ˈim-plə-ˌkā-tiv, im-ˈpli-kə-\ adjective

— im·pli·ca·tive·ly adverb

— im·pli·ca·tive·ness noun