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imply
v. indirectly suggest, hint, infer

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Implication
Implication may refer to:


Logic
  • Logical consequence (also entailment or logical implication), the relationship between statements that holds true when one logically "follows from" one or more others
  • Material conditional (also material implication, material consequence, or implication), a logical connective and binary truth function typically interpreted as "If p, then q"
  • Strict conditional or strict implication, a connective of modal logic that expresses necessity
  • Implication elimination or modus ponens, a simple argument form and rule of inference summarized as "p implies q; p is asserted to be true, so therefore q must be true"

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Verb
1. express or state indirectly
(synonym) connote
(hypernym) express, show, evince
(derivation) significance, import, implication
2. suggest as a logically necessary consequence; in logic
(hypernym) express, show, evince
(hyponym) presuppose, suppose
(derivation) implication, logical implication, conditional relation
3. have as a logical consequence; "The water shortage means that we have to stop taking long showers"
(synonym) entail, mean
(hypernym) necessitate
(derivation) deduction, entailment, implication
4. suggest that someone is guilty
(synonym) incriminate, inculpate
(hypernym) suggest, evoke, paint a picture
(derivation) implication
5. have as a necessary feature or consequence; entail; "This decision involves many changes"
(synonym) involve
(hypernym) necessitate, ask, postulate, need, require, take, involve, call for, demand
(hyponym) carry
(derivation) deduction, entailment, implication


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imply
v. naznačit

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imply
Czas. dawać do zrozumienia