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implicit
[im-plis-it]
adjective
implied, rather than expressly stated.
implicit agreement.
unquestioning or unreserved; unconditional: implicit obedience;
implicit trust;
implicit obedience;
implicit confidence.
Synonyms: , , ,potentially contained (usually followed byin ).
to bring out the drama implicit in the occasion.
Mathematics.(of a function) having the dependent variable not explicitly expressed in terms of the independent variables, as x 2 + y 2 = 1.
Obsolete.entangled.
implicit
/ ɪˈɪɪ /
adjective
not explicit; implied; indirect
there was implicit criticism in his voice
absolute and unreserved; unquestioning
you have implicit trust in him
contained or inherent
to bring out the anger implicit in the argument
maths (of a function) having an equation of the form f( x,y ) = 0, in which y cannot be directly expressed in terms of x, as in xy + x ² + y ³ x ² = 0 Compare explicit 1
obsoleteintertwined
Other 51Թ Forms
- implicitly adverb
- implicitness noun
- implicity noun
- ˈٲԱ noun
- ˈٱ adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of implicit1
Example Sentences
The politics are implicit, and this year Broadway reminded us that our humanity depends upon this ancient, timeless art.
"If you do a test by sending your saliva off, then there's an implicit understanding that you might find something that's a bit of a surprise," Matthew says.
Now, a lot of the discussion has implicit the assumption that diversity can only be advanced at the expense of excellence.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should participate in the mortgage market only as fully private entities, without any implicit government guarantees.
And during Kargil, Pakistan "knew the Indian Air Force wouldn't cross into its territory" - so there was no real trigger for even an implicit nuclear threat, insist Pakistani analysts.
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