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   implicit

   /ɪmˈplɪsɪt/

   adjective

   • 1. suggested though not directly expressed: "comments seen as implicit criticism of the policies" Similar impliedindirectinferredunderstoodhintedsuggesteddeducibleunspokenunexpressedundeclaredunstatedunsaidtacitunacknowledgedsilenttaken for grantedtaken as readassumedinherentlatentunderlyinginbuiltincorporatedfundamentalOpposite explicitdirectexplicitdirect
   • 2. always to be found in; essentially connected with: "the values implicit in the school ethos"
   • 3. with no qualification or question; absolute: "an implicit faith in God" Similar absolutecompleteentiretotalwholeheartedperfectsheerutterunqualifiedunconditionalunreservedunadulteratedunalloyedundilutedpositiveunshakenunshakeableunhesitatingunquestioningfirmsteadfastconstantOpposite limited
   • 4. (of a function) not expressed directly in terms of independent variables.

   Word Origin late 16th century: from French implicite or Latin implicitus, later form of implicatus ‘entwined’, past participle of implicare (see imply).

   Derivatives

   • 1. implicitness noun

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › implicitImplicit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of IMPLICIT is capable of being understood from something else though unexpressed : implied. How to use implicit in a sentence. Implicit With a Preposition

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPLICIT | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   IMPLICIT definition: 1. suggested but not communicated directly: 2. felt by someone or influencing them without them…. Learn more.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIMPLICIT | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   IMPLICIT meaning: 1. suggested but not communicated directly: 2. felt by someone or influencing them without them…. Learn more.

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   Implicit definition: implied, rather than expressly stated. See examples of IMPLICIT used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishIMPLICIT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   5 meanings: 1. not explicit; implied; indirect 2. absolute and unreserved; unquestioning 3. contained or inherent 4..... Click for more definitions.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › implicitImplicit - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   adjective. implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something. “an implicit agreement not to raise the subject”. “there was implicit criticism in his voice”. “anger was implicit in the argument”. “the oak is implicit in the acorn”. synonyms: inexplicit.

8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishIMPLICIT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

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   IMPLICIT definition: 1. suggested but not stated directly: 2. complete: . Learn more.