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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 by in ):
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. Compare explicit ( def 5 ).
- 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
- when postpositive,foll byin 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
- obsolete.intertwined
Derived Forms
- ˈٲԱ, noun
- ˈٱ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of implicit1
Example Sentences
The implicit message is that kids with "good" mothers — defined as women who spend every waking moment preparing food and encouraging children to exercise — don't get sick.
When it comes to speech, “an institution may not take, express, or assert a position or opinion” on anti-racism, bias, critical race theory, implicit bias, intersectionality, prohibited discriminatory practices, racial privilege,” the law states.
Before Trump took office, a CDC website listed structural racism and implicit bias among the many factors to blame for such disparities, echoing findings long cited by health researchers and advocates.
He added that “there’s this knee-jerk implicit bias against affordable housing” in the Palisades because people confuse the term with housing for the homeless.
I don’t know if that was an official rule, but those implicit biases were certainly at play.
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