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im⋅plic⋅it

[im-plis-it]
–adjective
1. implied, rather than expressly stated: implicit agreement.
2. unquestioning or unreserved; absolute: implicit trust; implicit obedience; implicit confidence.
3. potentially contained (usually fol. 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 x2 + y2 = 1. Compare explicit (def. 5).
5. Obsolete. entangled.

Origin:
1590–1600; < L implicitus involved, obscure, var. ptp. of implicāre. See implicate, -ite 2


im⋅plic⋅it⋅ly, adverb
im⋅plic⋅it⋅ness, im⋅plic⋅i⋅ty, noun


2. inherent, complete, total.
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Main Entry: im·plic·it
Pronunciation: im-'pli-s&t
Function: adjective
: capable of being recognized though unexpressed : IMPLIEDim·plic·it·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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