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In mathematics, to lead logically to. For example, if 2x = 10, then x = 5. The second statement follows from the first.
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"My good friend," said the Traveller, "according to the terms of your demand my money will save my life, my life my money; you imply you will take one or the other, but not both.
Fantastic-Fables by Bierce, Ambrose View in context
To take an obvious example, the comic mask is ugly and distorted, but does not imply pain.
The Poetics of Aristotle by Aristotle View in context
Primarily and most properly the term has reference to time: in this sense the word is used to indicate that one thing is older or more ancient than another, for the expressions 'older' and 'more ancient' imply greater length of time.
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