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implication

noun
/ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/

Etymology

From Middle French implication, from Latin implicationem (accusative of implicatio).Equivalent to implicate + -ion.

  1. derived from implicationem
  2. derived from implication

Definitions

  1. The act of implicating.

  2. The state of being implicated.

  3. A possible, or indirect, effect or result of a decision or action.

    • Dumping waste in the river will have serious implications for the environment.
    • And while that number is expected to shift back slightly into positive territory over this decade, fewer children today establishes an unmistakable implication for tomorrow: fewer adults available as consumers, workers and taxpayers.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed

      An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.

      • But we can also take a more analytical attitude to these displays, interpreting the movements as no more than approachings, touchings, and departings with no implication that one shape caused the other to move.

    2. The connective in propositional calculus that, when joining two predicates A and B in…

      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".

    3. Logical consequence.

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Derived

implicational, material implication, misimplication, nonimplication, strict implication

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at implication. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at implication. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at implication

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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