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Meanings of implication in English

Portuguese
implicação
Wikidata

A logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false.

implicação
Portuguese
dedução
Catalan
implicació
Spanish
deducción

Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)

dedução
Portuguese
significado
Spanish
significación

A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred.

significado

The associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning.

Usage of implication in English
1
The obvious implication was that the free market had created the opposite.
The Guardian
2
However, I wish to point out an implication of Commander Neeson's suggestion.
Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
3
The implication was clear: the more parents look, the more they know.
The Irish Times
4
The implication of these results and directions for future research are discussed.
Pubmed
5
Ditto: the implication made when they say his second name is Hussein.
The Guardian
6
Her implication was clear: consent is a myth; all sex is harassment.
The new yorker
7
His voice is kind, but the implication is clear: I'm wasting food.
Crewel
8
He took only a moment to grasp the implication of her words.
Quest for honour
9
A practical implication of rifle design trade-off was addressed in the paper.
Pubmed
10
Somehow Keith could not resent the implication; it was too impersonally delivered.
The Gray Dawn
11
He understood the implication immediately and was waiting for a definite demand.
The Godfather
12
The implication of being able to buy influence over policy was clear.
The Guardian
13
The implication is that the codebase has since grown beyond this number.
Wired
14
The implication was that Abu Ghaith was aware of these planned attacks.
Reuters
15
Indeed, the logical implication of the teaching is the reverse of eugenic.
Applied Eugenics
16
The implication is that currently governors do not have the relevant experience.
The Guardian
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Translations for implication
Implication through the time
Implication across language varieties
Ireland
Common
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common