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IMPLICATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
Example:
his resignation had political implications
Synonyms:
deduction; entailment; implication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("implication" is a kind of...):
illation; inference (the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation)
Derivation:
implicate (impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result)
imply (have as a logical consequence)
imply (have as a necessary feature)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
Example:
the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
Synonyms:
implication; import; significance
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("implication" is a kind of...):
meaning; substance (the idea that is intended)
Derivation:
implicate (impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result)
imply (express or state indirectly)
Sense 3
Meaning:
An accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("implication" is a kind of...):
accusal; accusation (a formal charge of wrongdoing brought against a person; the act of imputing blame or guilt)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "implication"):
unspoken accusation; veiled accusation (an accusation that is understood without needing to be spoken)
innuendo; insinuation (an indirect (and usually malicious) implication)
Derivation:
implicate (bring into intimate and incriminating connection)
imply (suggest that someone is guilty)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
Example:
he was suspected of implication in several robberies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("implication" is a kind of...):
involvement (a connection of inclusion or containment)
Derivation:
implicate (bring into intimate and incriminating connection)
imply (suggest that someone is guilty)
Sense 5
Meaning:
A logical relation between propositions p and q of the form 'if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
Synonyms:
conditional relation; implication; logical implication
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("implication" is a kind of...):
logical relation (a relation between propositions)
Derivation:
implicate (impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result)
implicational (relating to or concerned with logical implication)
imply (suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic)
Context examples:
The evolution of surface and shallow subsurface meltwater across Antarctic ice shelves has important implications for their stability, said program director Paul Cutler in NSF's Office of Polar Programs.
(Reframing the dangers Antarctica's meltwater ponds pose to ice shelves and sea level, National Science Foundation)
The study may have implications for the future development of type 2 diabetes therapies that target and protect beta cells.
(New Potential Approach Found to Type 2 Diabetes Treatment, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
They also reported the coating repels bacteria, which has implications for preventing the spread of disease and certainly reduces smells.
(Materials scientists invent new coating for self-cleaning, water-efficient toilets, Wikinews)
"Understanding how marshes might become more resilient has major implications for understanding coastal response to sea level rise."
(High carbon dioxide can create 'shrinking stems' in marshes, National Science Foundation)
This new insight into how nerve cells might die from self-digestion has important implications for therapeutic approaches targeting autophagy.
(New Mechanisms Found of Cell Death in Neurodegenerative Disorders, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
Environmental effects, such as interactions with the interstellar medium and forces due to stellar companions, may have long-term implications for the evolution of such systems.
(Hubble Finds Huge System of Dusty Material Enveloping the Young Star HR 4796A, NASA)
"The full implications of this research are yet to be understood," said Germano Iannacchione, a program director in NSF's Division of Materials Research, which funded the project.
(Research reveals exotic quantum states in double-layer graphene, National Science Foundation)
The potential for increasing melt rates in this region has implications for ice shelf stability due to the shape of the ice shelf.
(Rapid melting of the world’s largest ice shelf linked to solar heat in the ocean, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
A branch of applied ethics which studies the value implications of practices and developments in the life sciences.
(Biomedical Ethics, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Ndao said he expects the device could eventually work in heat as extreme as 1,300 degrees Fahrenheit (704 degrees Celsius), which could have major implications in many industries.
(Harnessing Heat to Power Computers, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
