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| implicit [ im plíssit ] |
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1. implied: not stated, but understood in what is expressed
  Asking us when we would like to start was an implicit acceptance of our terms.
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2. absolute: not affected by any doubt or uncertainty
implicit trust
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3. contained: present as a necessary part of something
Confidentiality is implicit in the relationship between doctor and patient.
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4. mathematics with only dependent variables: describes a mathematical function that contains only variables whose value is dependent on the value of the other variables in the function.
See also explicit
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| [Late 16th century. Directly or via French< Latin implicitus 'entangled' < implicare (see implicate)] |
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| implicitly adverb |
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