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(noun) deduction, entailment
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
his resignation had political implications
(noun) significance, import
a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
the significance of his remark became clear only later; the expectation was spread both by word and by implication
(noun) conditional relation, logical implication
a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false