Implication can refer to:

• Logic:
  • Material implications as a binary operator: see Material conditional
  • Semantic and logical implications between two sets of statements: see entailment

• Linguistics:

Also, it might be used in senses similar to the above in natural language semantics and pragmatics. See

• Entailment (pragmatics)

Also, in linguistics, there are different specialized related notions:

• Implication (pragmatics)

  • In Mathematics functions can be implicit.

In addition, in medical diagnosis, forensics or scientific investigation, a hypothetical cause is implicated when a reason for the condition can be found, given that cause.

Implication