implication

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" With the implication being that Yegge does know all about language marketing.

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Quick take

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

Meaning at a glance

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noun

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

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a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

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an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for implication.

noun

something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied); "his resignation had political implications"

noun

a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"

noun

an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection

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a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false

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a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement); "he was suspected of implication in several robberies"

Example sentences

" With the implication being that Yegge does know all about language marketing.

If it's not meant to be, I guess the implication is that he should have released it only after "finishing" it?

I believe the implication is that if OpenSSL had been written in Rust, Heartbleed would not have been possible.

They appear outraged that US citizens are spied on, with the implication that it was ok when non us citizens were spied on.

The implication of wanting 'the best' and asking for code in off hours is that if you don't write code in off hours, you are not the best and not worthy.

Sorry for the implication -- it's mostly an extended rhetorical device.

If the implication is that the yuan will actually replace the dollar as the dominant reserve currency, then that implication is probably false.

I'm saying that the article's implication that the everyman can now fly "like you're rich" is a misrepresentation of what this service is actually aiming to do.

You may not mean it this way, but when people describe Apple as being a marketing company, the implication is that given the exact same product, Apple would succeed where Microsoft would fail.

Even as plea negotiations went forward, the implication was "plead this out or you will get 35 years".She made statements that only a lawyer could love - rife with plausible deniability for any responsibility they have in this mess.

The implication is that opponents of software patents are just too ignorant to know the basic issues - which may be true enough of Random Internet Commentators, but is certainly not true of the many experts who are opposed to software patents.

Consumers learn something crucial from this marketing campaign: that American Express and certain other credit cards are NOT accepted by some merchants, so it's a good idea to get and always carry a Visa card -- by implication, the only card accepted everywhere.

It's interesting that this question implied the negative -- not what's the difference between, not even what are the strengths and weaknesses of, but:> What pieces of the whole are missing?The implication being that without a formal CS education, it is an impossibility to obtain a whole.