implications

Meanings

• Noun

  The consequences or effects of an action or situation.

  - "The implications of the new policy for employees are still being discussed."
  - "The implications of the research findings are far-reaching."

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Rhymes

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implications , explanations , relations , narrations , relations , constructions , conceptions , connections

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Variants

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implication , implications , implicative , implicatively , implicativeness , implicativenesses

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Etymology

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Late Middle English: from im- 'in' +plicare 'fold, pleat' (from plicare 'to fold'). This sense developed from the idea of 'folding' the consequences of an action into consideration.

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Trivia

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1. The word 'implications' is derived from the Latin word 'plicare', which means 'to fold'.

2. In the field of mathematics, implications are used to express conditional statements.

3. The term 'implications' was first used in English literature in the 15th century.

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Related Concepts

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1. Consequences: The result or effect of an action or event.

2. Outcomes: The final result or end point of a process.

3. Repercussions: The effects or consequences of an action, especially those that are unwanted or unintended.

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Quotes

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1. … the astronomer Edwin Hubble found that the universe is expanding, and by "implication" must have originated a finite time ago in an explosion popularly called the big bang.

   - Paul Davies,{it}The New Physics{/it},1989

2. … the power of ideas to transform the world is itself accelerating. Although people readily agree with this observation when simply stated, very few people truly appreciate its profound "implications".

   - Ray Kurzweil,{it}Curious Minds{/it},(2004) 2005

3. … but whereas Updike and Roth work to establish connection and coherence in the face of time's chaos, DeLillo is an artist of diffusion and dispersal, of "implication" and missing information.

   - A. O. Scott,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},21 May 2006

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Culture

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Implications have been a significant topic in various fields such as law, ethics, and philosophy. In law, implications are used to determine the consequences of an action or agreement. In ethics, they are used to explore the moral consequences of actions. In philosophy, they are used to discuss the meaning and significance of concepts.

How to Memorize "implications"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a folding paper where each fold represents a consequence or effect.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the idea of 'consequences' or 'effects'.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Implications: In My Life Produce Significant Outcomes'.

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