implicit
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ɪt adjective
1.
implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
2.
unquestioning or unreserved; absolute: implicit trust; implicit obedience; implicit confidence.
3.
potentially contained (usually followed by in ): to bring out the drama implicit in the occasion.
4.
Mathematics. (of a function) having the dependent variable not explicitly expressed in terms of the independent variables, as x 2 + y 2 = 1. Compare explicit ( def 6 ).
5.
Obsolete, entangled.
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| —adj (foll by in) | |
| 1. | not explicit; implied; indirect: there was implicit criticism in his voice |
| 2. | absolute and unreserved; unquestioning: you have implicit trust in him |
| 3. | contained or inherent: to bring out the anger implicit in the argument |
| 4. | maths Compare explicit (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 + x² + y³x ² = 0 |
| 5. | obsolete intertwined |
| [C16: from Latin implicitus, variant of implicātus interwoven; see | |
| im'plicitly | |
| —adv | |
| im'plicitness | |
| —n | |
| im'plicity | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
implicit
1599, from L. implicitus, later variant of implicatus, pp. of implicare (see implicate).
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Example sentences
No one has yet answered in implicit question in the end of my column.
Larger financial firms also benefit from an implicit government guarantee that they will be bailed out if they get into trouble.
Instead, it's a kind of implicit regression based on all the stories a publication has produced.
But the result is that the financial system's liabilities are now backed by an implicit government guarantee.
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