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illation vs implication

implication vs illation

illation and implication both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
illation Yes No No No
implication Yes No No No
As nouns, implication is a hyponym of illation; that is, implication is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than illation:
  • illation: the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
  • implication: something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
Other hyponyms of illation include analogy, corollary, derivation, deduction, entailment, extrapolation, presumption.
illation (noun) implication (noun)
the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred
something that is inferred (deduced or entailed or implied)
an accusation that brings into intimate and usually incriminating connection
a relation implicated by virtue of involvement or close connection (especially an incriminating involvement)
a logical relation between propositions p and q of the form `if p then q'; if p is true then q cannot be false
Difference between illation and implication

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