imply

  • 41imply — im•ply [[t]ɪmˈplaɪ[/t]] v. t. plied, ply•ing 1) to indicate or suggest without being explicitly stated 2) to involve as a necessary circumstance: Speech implies a speaker[/ex] 3) Obs. to enfold • Etymology: 1325–75; ME < MF emplier < L… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 42imply —   Ho omaoe …

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  • 43imply — see EMPLOY …

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  • 44imply — v.tr. ( ies, ied) 1 (often foll. by that + clause) strongly suggest the truth or existence of (a thing not expressly asserted). 2 insinuate, hint (what are you implying?). 3 signify. Derivatives: implied adj. impliedly adv. Etymology: ME f. OF… …

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  • 45infer, imply —  Imply means to suggest: He implied that I was a fool. Infer means to deduce: After three hours of waiting, we inferred that they weren’t coming. The condition of being able to make an inference is inferable …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 46Correlation does not imply causation — (related to ignoring a common cause and questionable cause) is a phrase used in science and statistics to emphasize that correlation between two variables does not automatically imply that one causes the other (though correlation is necessary for …

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  • 47Normally distributed and uncorrelated does not imply independent — In probability theory, two random variables being uncorrelated does not imply their independence. In some contexts, uncorrelatedness implies at least pairwise independence (as when the random variables involved have Bernoulli distributions). It… …

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  • 48implicate / imply —    Implicate means to closely link or connect : The blood on his hands implicated him in the murder.    Imply means to point to, or suggest indirectly : The victim s friend implied he thought he knew who the murderer was …

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  • 49imp n — imply v …

    English expressions

  • 50Implied — Imply Im*ply , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Implied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Implying}.] [From the same source as employ. See {Employ}, {Ply}, and cf. {Implicate}, {Apply}.] 1. To infold or involve; to wrap up. [Obs.] His head in curls implied. Chapman. [1913… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English