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 involvement
2 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 implication
3 : 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