Both Uses
implicit
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Half the Sky
(Edited)
- The implicit social contract is that upper-class girls will keep their virtue, while young men will find satisfaction in the brothels.
Chpt 1implicit = understood (without having been directly said)
- Implicit in what we're saying about China is something that sounds shocking to many Americans: Sweatshops have given women a boost.
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Definitions:
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(implicit as in: not explicitly but implicitly) not stated directly, but understood (or capable of being understood) from something elseShared information is often divided into two categories: That which is said explicitly (directly in words that leave no room for confusion or doubt) and that which is said implicitly.
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(implicit as in: implicit problem with the design) exists as an inseparable part or characteristic
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(implicit as in: I trust her implicitly.) without question or doubt
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) Another sense of the form implicitly is "without doubt or reserve" as in, "I trust Sue implicitly".
It is a more strongly stated sense of the more general meanings; e.g., "Sue implies trustworthiness," or "trustworthiness is inherent in Sue."