IMPLICATION
Scrabble letter values: I1M3P3L1I1C3A1T1I1O1N1 = 17
Definition
- noun something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied). — synonyms: deduction, entailment
- noun a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred. — synonyms: significance, import
- noun an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection.
- noun a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'. — synonyms: logical_implication, conditional_relation
- noun a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement).
Examples
- “his resignation had political implications”
- “the significance of his remark became clear only later”
- “the expectation was spread both by word and by implication”