implication

One entry found for implication.

Main Entry: im·pli·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "im-pl&-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
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 /'im-pl&-"kA-tiv, im-'pli-k&-/ adjective
- im·pli·ca·tive·ly adverb
- im·pli·ca·tive·ness noun