Implicit
/ɪmˈplɪsɪt/adjective
Something that is understood but not directly expressed.
Her implicit trust in him was evident in her actions.
adjective
Existing as an essential part of something.
The implicit theme of the poem is love and sacrifice.
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Literary
adjective
Made with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; involving unqualified certainty.
The implicit assumption is that the country's economic situation will improve.
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Being without doubt or reserve.
She gave me her implicit support.
adjective
Contained in the nature of something though not readily apparent.
There are implicit dangers in mountain climbing.
adjective
Something that is understood but not directly expressed.
Her implicit trust in him was evident in her actions.
adjective
Existing as an essential part of something.
The implicit theme of the poem is love and sacrifice.
Usage tips
Literary
adjective
Made with or marked by full consciousness of the nature and effects; involving unqualified certainty.
The implicit assumption is that the country's economic situation will improve.
adjective
Being without doubt or reserve.
She gave me her implicit support.
adjective
Contained in the nature of something though not readily apparent.
There are implicit dangers in mountain climbing.
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Unstated Expectation
When 'implicit' means something expected without being said, it involves an unstated agreement or belief.
Despite no formal agreement, there was an implicit understanding between the two friends.
Pro Tip 2/2Silent Communication
'Implicit' can describe non-verbal cues that communicate feelings or thoughts without words.
His nod gave implicit approval to proceed with the plan.
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This could be why you're...
There are very real biological contributions to depression and anxiety. But if we allow the biology to become the whole picture, as I did for so long, as I would argue our culture has done pretty much most of my life, what we're implicitly saying to people is, and this isn't anyone's intention, but what we're implicitly saying to people is,
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Speech acts: Constative...
doesn't mean that it's implicitly followed. Back at the pool, a rowdy group of teenagers races to the high dive. "No running" does not seem to have power over them, and they'll have to face the consequences of breaking this performative. They may even have to force out some performatives of their own, such as apologizing to the life guard
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How to raise a Black son...
That the whims of adolescence are too dangerous for your breath, that you cannot simply be curious, that you are not afforded the luxury of making a mistake, that someone's implicit bias might be the reason you don't wake up in the morning. But this cannot be what defines us. Because we have parents who raised us to understand
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Glenn Greenwald: Why...
have a reason to want to hide and to care about their privacy. This worldview is implicitly grounded in the proposition that there are two kinds of people in the world, good people and bad people. Bad people are those who plot terrorist attacks or who engage in violent criminality
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The biology of our best...
and amazingly, centuries later, that would still be influencing the values with which you were raised. But we've got to push even further back, back millions of years, because if we're talking about genes, implicitly we're now talking about the evolution of genes.
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Smash fear, learn...
and then propelling himself by streamlining -- very important. Incorrect, above, which is what almost every swimming coach will teach you. Not their fault, honestly. And I'll get to implicit versus explicit in a moment. Below is what most swimmers
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Bring on the learning...
A couple of examples. One of them is the idea of that it starts here and you go through a track and if you do everything right, you will end up set for the rest of your life. Everybody who's spoken at TED has told us implicitly,
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How your brain decides...
by images in popular media, in which facial disfigurement is often used as a shorthand to depict someone of villainous character. We need to understand these kinds of implicit biases if we are to overcome them
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Finding the transformativ...
late 40s was called a diamond is forever so it's granite when you think about value implicit in pictures you know I conducted this experiment a few years ago in which I invited a group of people
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Interview: Frans Lanting...
way European wilderness and wildlife painters deal with their subjects on canvas all of those different points of view have inspired me over the years and sometimes they're implicitly my images
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This could be why you're...
There are very real biological contributions to depression and anxiety. But if we allow the biology to become the whole picture, as I did for so long, as I would argue our culture has done pretty much most of my life, what we're implicitly saying to people is, and this isn't anyone's intention, but what we're implicitly saying to people is,
Video examples
Speech acts: Constative...
doesn't mean that it's implicitly followed. Back at the pool, a rowdy group of teenagers races to the high dive. "No running" does not seem to have power over them, and they'll have to face the consequences of breaking this performative. They may even have to force out some performatives of their own, such as apologizing to the life guard
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
That the whims of adolescence are too dangerous for your breath, that you cannot simply be curious, that you are not afforded the luxury of making a mistake, that someone's implicit bias might be the reason you don't wake up in the morning. But this cannot be what defines us. Because we have parents who raised us to understand
Video examples
Glenn Greenwald: Why...
have a reason to want to hide and to care about their privacy. This worldview is implicitly grounded in the proposition that there are two kinds of people in the world, good people and bad people. Bad people are those who plot terrorist attacks or who engage in violent criminality
Video examples
The biology of our best...
and amazingly, centuries later, that would still be influencing the values with which you were raised. But we've got to push even further back, back millions of years, because if we're talking about genes, implicitly we're now talking about the evolution of genes.
Video examples
Smash fear, learn...
and then propelling himself by streamlining -- very important. Incorrect, above, which is what almost every swimming coach will teach you. Not their fault, honestly. And I'll get to implicit versus explicit in a moment. Below is what most swimmers
Video examples
Bring on the learning...
A couple of examples. One of them is the idea of that it starts here and you go through a track and if you do everything right, you will end up set for the rest of your life. Everybody who's spoken at TED has told us implicitly,
Video examples
How your brain decides...
by images in popular media, in which facial disfigurement is often used as a shorthand to depict someone of villainous character. We need to understand these kinds of implicit biases if we are to overcome them
Video examples
Finding the transformativ...
late 40s was called a diamond is forever so it's granite when you think about value implicit in pictures you know I conducted this experiment a few years ago in which I invited a group of people
Video examples
Interview: Frans Lanting...
way European wilderness and wildlife painters deal with their subjects on canvas all of those different points of view have inspired me over the years and sometimes they're implicitly my images
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Historically, privacy was almost implicit, because it was hard to find and gather information. But in the digital world, whether it's digital cameras or satellites or just what you click on, we need to have more explicit rules - not just for governments but for private companies.
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Nicholas Negroponte
American Businessman
Companies cannot really see beyond their current customer base. They explicitly or implicitly do things to protect their current customers. And the last person to want real change is your customer. This is why most new ideas come from small companies that have nothing to lose.
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Miroslav Volf
Croatian Theologian
If I say, 'I forgive you,' I have implicitly said you have done something wrong to me. But what forgiveness is at its heart is both saying that justice has been violated and not letting that violation count against the offender.
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Alice Meynell
English Poet
The true color of life is the color of the body, the color of the covered red, the implicit and not explicit red of the living heart and the pulses. It is the modest color of the unpublished blood.
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Scott Glenn
American Actor
Carrying law enforcement ID connects you with those who do the same and separates you from those who don't. There's an implicit trust that you will serve even if means risking your life.
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John Battelle
American Businessman
You happily give Facebook terabytes of structured data about yourself, content with the implicit tradeoff that Facebook is going to give you a social service that makes your life better.
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Jacques Derrida
French Philosopher
In philosophy, you have to reckon with the implicit level of an accumulated reserve, and thus with a very great number of relays, with the shared responsibility of these relays.
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Peter Benchley
American Author
I believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.
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Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Having those people that you trust implicitly is so important.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Historically, privacy was almost implicit, because it was hard to find and gather information. But in the digital world, whether it's digital cameras or satellites or just what you click on, we need to have more explicit rules - not just for governments but for private companies.
Quote examples
Nicholas Negroponte
American Businessman
Companies cannot really see beyond their current customer base. They explicitly or implicitly do things to protect their current customers. And the last person to want real change is your customer. This is why most new ideas come from small companies that have nothing to lose.
Quote examples
Miroslav Volf
Croatian Theologian
If I say, 'I forgive you,' I have implicitly said you have done something wrong to me. But what forgiveness is at its heart is both saying that justice has been violated and not letting that violation count against the offender.
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Alice Meynell
English Poet
The true color of life is the color of the body, the color of the covered red, the implicit and not explicit red of the living heart and the pulses. It is the modest color of the unpublished blood.
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Scott Glenn
American Actor
Carrying law enforcement ID connects you with those who do the same and separates you from those who don't. There's an implicit trust that you will serve even if means risking your life.
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John Battelle
American Businessman
You happily give Facebook terabytes of structured data about yourself, content with the implicit tradeoff that Facebook is going to give you a social service that makes your life better.
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Jacques Derrida
French Philosopher
In philosophy, you have to reckon with the implicit level of an accumulated reserve, and thus with a very great number of relays, with the shared responsibility of these relays.
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Peter Benchley
American Author
I believe implicitly that every young man in the world is fascinated with either sharks or dinosaurs.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
When you believe in a thing, believe in it all the way, implicitly and unquestionable.
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Claire Saffitz
American Editor
Having those people that you trust implicitly is so important.
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