Implication
Encyclopedia
Implication may refer to:
In logic:
In linguistics, specifically in pragmatics:
Other uses:
In logic:
- Logical implication, entailment, or consequence, a relation between statements
- Material implication, or conditional implication, a binary truth function
In linguistics, specifically in pragmatics:
- ImplicatureImplicatureImplicature is a technical term in the pragmatics subfield of linguistics, coined by H. P. Grice, which refers to what is suggested in an utterance, even though neither expressed nor strictly implied by the utterance...
- Entailment (pragmatics)Entailment (pragmatics)In pragmatics , entailment is the relationship between two sentences where the truth of one requires the truth of the other ....
Other uses:
- In medical diagnosisMedical diagnosisMedical diagnosis refers both to the process of attempting to determine or identify a possible disease or disorder , and to the opinion reached by this process...
, the scientific methodScientific methodScientific method refers to a body of techniques for investigating phenomena, acquiring new knowledge, or correcting and integrating previous knowledge. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering empirical and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of...
, and forensicsForensicsForensic science is the application of a broad spectrum of sciences to answer questions of interest to a legal system. This may be in relation to a crime or a civil action...
, a hypothetical cause is implicated or indicated when a reason for the condition can be found, given that cause.