implied, rather than expressly stated:implicit agreement.
unquestioning or unreserved; unconditional: implicit trust;implicit obedience;implicit confidence.
potentially contained (usually followed by in): to bring out the drama implicit in the occasion.
Mathematics. (of a function) having the dependent variable not explicitly expressed in terms of the independent variables, as x2 + y2 = 1.Compare explicit (def. 5).
Obsolete. entangled.
Origin of implicit
First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin implicitus “involved, obscure,” variant past participle of implicāre; see origin at implicate, -ite2
What we have now is a system which gives naming rights to the discoverers in an implicit way, where your contributions will bear your names by default, unless you decide to agitate for something else.
Why Mathematicians Should Stop Naming Things After Each Other - Issue 89: The Dark Side|Laura Ball|September 2, 2020|Nautilus
Bazzo also said the district should focus on implicit bias training for staff, doing more restorative justice programs and bringing more teachers of color into classrooms.
School Leaders Can’t Suspend the Discipline Discussion Any Longer|Will Huntsberry|July 16, 2020|Voice of San Diego
It also cited implicit and explicit bias and cultural competency.
Agencies Are Updating Policies to Comply With New Use-of-Force Standards|Jesse Marx|June 22, 2020|Voice of San Diego
You can find out about some of yours by taking an implicit bias test from Harvard University.
Let’s learn about bias|Bethany Brookshire|June 3, 2020|Science News For Students
Many times, that bias is implicit — meaning the people who are biased don’t know they are.
Let’s learn about bias|Bethany Brookshire|June 3, 2020|Science News For Students
Think about it: Dodd-Frank was explicitly passed to drive a stake through the heart of the implicit concept of “too big to fail.”
How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?|Nick Gillespie|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By the implicit laws of capitalism, I'm pretty sure this makes Bieber the new commander in chief.
Justin Bieber Isn’t Even 21, Yet Makes More Money Than Meryl Streep|Amy Zimmerman|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is part and parcel of the implicit politics of Snap Judgment, which folds the margins of American society into its center.
It can be implicit and it can be body language, but it must be clear and unambiguous.
Is the Campus Rape Crisis Overblown?|Eleanor Clift|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The only problem with Obama's formulation is its implicit assumption that Iraqi leaders can simply choose to make up.
How Iran and America Can Beat ISIS Together|Ben Van Heuvelen|June 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the audience is not in this state of mind unless it has implicit confidence in the speaker.
The Art of Public Speaking|Dale Carnagey (AKA Dale Carnegie) and J. Berg Esenwein
As for their followers, all the discontent and doubt had given way to an implicit faith.
The Magnificent Adventure|Emerson Hough
Implicit obedience is the watchword of the lodge with them, and they are constantly taught to appreciate their inferiority of sex.
The Old Santa Fe Trail|Henry Inman
Now these immediate commands of God, in regard of their manner of publishing and propounding, are either explicit or implicit.
The Divine Right of Church Government|Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London
But that is not an implicit denial to those others of fidelity to their time.
Studies of Contemporary Poets|Mary C. Sturgeon
British Dictionary definitions for implicit
implicit
/ (ɪmˈplɪsɪt) /
adjective
not explicit; implied; indirectthere was implicit criticism in his voice
absolute and unreserved; unquestioningyou have implicit trust in him
(when postpositive, foll by in) contained or inherentto bring out the anger implicit in the argument
maths(of a function) having an equation of the form f(x,y) = 0, in which y cannot be directly expressed in terms of x, as in xy + x ² + y ³ x ² = 0Compare explicit 1 (def. 4)
obsoleteintertwined
Derived forms of implicit
implicitly, adverbimplicitnessorimplicity, noun
Word Origin for implicit
C16: from Latin implicitus, variant of implicātus interwoven; see implicate