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Definition
Explicit
Precisely and clearly expressed or readily observable; leaving nothing to implication
Examples
Explicit instructions
Implicit
Implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something
Examples
We had an implicit agreement not to raise the subject
Live Twitter Feeds
What's the internet saying about explicit/implicit?
@BodyBiotics: 22 IMPLICIT & EXPLICIT CLAIMS SUBMITTED TO THE FDA MET WITH NO OPPOSITION http://t.co/taRc3XC1ca
@stevesilberman: @restokin @DrBrocktagon @leonidkruglyak It depends on what the intentions - both implicit and explicit - are.
@c4mer0n: @kellenhofer Requiring explicit verbal consent to qualify sex as lawful ignores norms of human sexuality (non-verbal comm./implicit consent)
@racholson21: @lolo1433 haha that explicit and implicit costs problem kicked my butt ๐
@WALASIA: RT @shereenTshafi: Doesn't matter if it's implicit or explicit: we as society do not care abt the well-being of black children as much as we do other children.
@AllThatJaaz: RT @shereenTshafi: Doesn't matter if it's implicit or explicit: we as society do not care abt the well-being of black children as much as we do other children.
@shereenTshafi: Doesn't matter if it's implicit or explicit: we as society do not care abt the well-being of black children as much as we do other children.
@CharlieM_87: @shornymorgan @hgaldinoshea Is it something explicit that the kids know and talk about with you/each other? Or something implicit?
@beemoh: @theshillito I've definitely read one with a pretty explicit "no". However, I've also read one with a pretty implicit "Yes".
@iR3han: What is implicit becomes explicit.
@RobertJFrancis1: @marksummerscast @DawnLoweActress Sometimes it's implicit and others, like this sickening case, explicit. #hatecrime
@silverspeakers: @buzzcutbustier I'd also totally agree that ALL communities (incl queer) impose explicit or implicit unfair rules abt identity
@GlennF: @lukei4655 @dmoren @mtabini Loopholes have a definition! They are ostensibly unintentional (implicit) ways to avoid explicit prohibitions.
@peteschroeder: Shelby suggests "explicit or implicit" endorsement from Obama admin behind IRS. Lew says there is "no suggestion" of political involvement.
@jen20: @vitektajzich @jessitron If all itโs doing is adding code (and you can get to it) then fine (sort of) - still implicit rather than explicit
@cheypoi: integrity, explicit and implicit| # http://t.co/ZemnXI1icS Credit; DemiRakyat.my http://t.co/I0m54Gqrt7
@dremacle: RT @AgileBI: IF #change = working towards common v&g THEN #changemanagement = making implicit stuff explicit (vision) & separate stuff common (goals)
@AgileBI: IF #change = working towards common v&g THEN #changemanagement = making implicit stuff explicit (vision) & separate stuff common (goals)
@baawara: @apoorv @uppolicepr this might qualify as tenant harassment. There's an implicit & explicit threat. Khap panchayats may be better than RWAs
@wacharyzilson: I prefer explicit over implicit any day