Implication

Definitions

1. The act of implicating.
   uncountable
2. The state of being implicated.
   uncountable
3. A possible, or indirect, effect or result of a decision or action.
   countable
4. An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words.
   countable, uncountable
5. 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".
   countable
6. Logical consequence.
   countable, uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“With his legal maneuverings, Trump is showing that he also understands the implications of this election — one that could give⟳ him substantial powers as president to defray or dismiss many of the legal threats that he’s facing and to behave in office without future accountability.”

“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⟳.”

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