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The meaning of EXPLICIT is fully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent.
explicitness · the quality of stating something clearly or directly, so that the meaning is easy to understand. The theory has been explained with great clarity ...
Explicit definition: fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal. See examples of EXPLICIT used in a sentence.
There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun explicit. See 'Meaning & use' for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
explicit (comparative more explicit, superlative most explicit). Very specific, clear, or detailed. [from 1609]. Synonyms: express, manifest, overt; ...
The earliest known use of the noun explicit definition is in the 1850s. OED's earliest evidence for explicit definition is from 1853, in Bibliotheca Sacra.
1. fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal · 2. clearly developed or formulated · 3. definite and unreserved in ...
noun. : a definition giving an exact equivalent for the term defined. contrasted with contextual definition.