Explicit
adjective
Something that is clear and easy to understand, with no confusion or doubt.
Her explicit instructions made it very easy for me to complete the task.
adjective
Describing or showing sexual activity or nudity in a detailed way.
The movie was rated R for explicit scenes.
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Disapproving
adjective
Something in a computer program or function that is explicitly stated or decided.
In some programming languages, types have to be declared explicitly.
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Technical
adjective
Something that is clear and easy to understand, with no confusion or doubt.
Her explicit instructions made it very easy for me to complete the task.
adjective
Describing or showing sexual activity or nudity in a detailed way.
The movie was rated R for explicit scenes.
Usage tips
Disapproving
adjective
Something in a computer program or function that is explicitly stated or decided.
In some programming languages, types have to be declared explicitly.
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3No Ambiguity
Use 'explicit' when meaning is direct without needing to guess.
He gave me explicit directions, so I didn't get lost.
Pro Tip 2/3Detail Oriented
'Explicit' often implies exhaustive details that leave no room for confusion.
The researcher’s findings were presented in explicit detail.
Pro Tip 3/3Clarity in Communication
When instructions need to be followed precisely, 'explicit' is your word of choice.
Please be explicit when explaining the steps to operate the machine.
Pro Tip 1/3No Ambiguity
Use 'explicit' when meaning is direct without needing to guess.
He gave me explicit directions, so I didn't get lost.
Pro Tip 2/3Detail Oriented
'Explicit' often implies exhaustive details that leave no room for confusion.
The researcher’s findings were presented in explicit detail.
Pro Tip 3/3Clarity in Communication
When instructions need to be followed precisely, 'explicit' is your word of choice.
Please be explicit when explaining the steps to operate the machine.
Pro Tip 1/3No Ambiguity
Use 'explicit' when meaning is direct without needing to guess.
He gave me explicit directions, so I didn't get lost.
Pro Tip 2/3Detail Oriented
'Explicit' often implies exhaustive details that leave no room for confusion.
The researcher’s findings were presented in explicit detail.
Pro Tip 3/3Clarity in Communication
When instructions need to be followed precisely, 'explicit' is your word of choice.
Please be explicit when explaining the steps to operate the machine.
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
well the thing that the things that are currently missing are uh enough intelligence enough to tell intelligence for the robot to navigate the real world and do useful things without being explicitly instructed it is so so the missing things are basically real world uh intelligence and
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Cocaine Runners Caught PIPE...
he told me what he wanted was that I was going to be the intellectual author of the crime that was your idea then I was going to make it explicit that I was guilty guilty guilty and he was innocent innocent innocent can't believe this we talk it's not a big deal for you to help
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Why wasn’t the Bill of...
These Anti-Federalists were especially worried by the text's apparent lack of protections for individual liberties. As the conventions proceeded, many of these critics shifted from opposing the Constitution entirely to insisting on adding an explicit declaration of rights.
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How to spot a liar PIPE...
that's still what matters, that's always what's going to matter. So in this much noisier world, it might make sense for us to be just a little bit more explicit about our moral code. When you combine the science of recognizing deception with the art of looking, listening,
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Asking where consciousnes...
information what if when you're anesthetized you go somewhere else you actually have access to more information and when you come back you just don't explicitly or call it our perception of color begins in the world and it ends in our mind consciousness might also begin
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Bring on the learning...
or sometimes explicitly, a different that life is not linear; it's organic. We create our lives symbiotically as we explore our talents in relation to the circumstances they help to create for us. But, you know, we have become obsessed with this linear narrative.
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Elon Musk: A future...
The things that are currently missing are enough intelligence for the robot to navigate the real world and do useful things without being explicitly instructed. So the missing things are basically real-world intelligence and scaling up manufacturing.
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What is a gift economy?...
if you are involved in a gift economy. This phrase might seem contradictory. After all, isn't a gift given for free? But in a gift economy, gifts given without explicit conditions are used to foster a system of social ties and obligations.
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Depression, the secret...
depression, grief and sadness. Grief is explicitly reactive. If you have a loss and you feel incredibly unhappy, and then, six months later, you are still deeply sad, but you're functioning a little better, it's probably grief,
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Safely Tranquilising an...
it's Frank's job to make sure everyone is safe everybody's got to stay in their cars until explicitly told otherwise okay and everyone's got to be as quiet
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
well the thing that the things that are currently missing are uh enough intelligence enough to tell intelligence for the robot to navigate the real world and do useful things without being explicitly instructed it is so so the missing things are basically real world uh intelligence and
Video examples
Cocaine Runners Caught PIPE...
he told me what he wanted was that I was going to be the intellectual author of the crime that was your idea then I was going to make it explicit that I was guilty guilty guilty and he was innocent innocent innocent can't believe this we talk it's not a big deal for you to help
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Why wasn’t the Bill of...
These Anti-Federalists were especially worried by the text's apparent lack of protections for individual liberties. As the conventions proceeded, many of these critics shifted from opposing the Constitution entirely to insisting on adding an explicit declaration of rights.
Video examples
How to spot a liar PIPE...
that's still what matters, that's always what's going to matter. So in this much noisier world, it might make sense for us to be just a little bit more explicit about our moral code. When you combine the science of recognizing deception with the art of looking, listening,
Video examples
Asking where consciousnes...
information what if when you're anesthetized you go somewhere else you actually have access to more information and when you come back you just don't explicitly or call it our perception of color begins in the world and it ends in our mind consciousness might also begin
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Bring on the learning...
or sometimes explicitly, a different that life is not linear; it's organic. We create our lives symbiotically as we explore our talents in relation to the circumstances they help to create for us. But, you know, we have become obsessed with this linear narrative.
Video examples
Elon Musk: A future...
The things that are currently missing are enough intelligence for the robot to navigate the real world and do useful things without being explicitly instructed. So the missing things are basically real-world intelligence and scaling up manufacturing.
Video examples
What is a gift economy?...
if you are involved in a gift economy. This phrase might seem contradictory. After all, isn't a gift given for free? But in a gift economy, gifts given without explicit conditions are used to foster a system of social ties and obligations.
Video examples
Depression, the secret...
depression, grief and sadness. Grief is explicitly reactive. If you have a loss and you feel incredibly unhappy, and then, six months later, you are still deeply sad, but you're functioning a little better, it's probably grief,
Video examples
Safely Tranquilising an...
it's Frank's job to make sure everyone is safe everybody's got to stay in their cars until explicitly told otherwise okay and everyone's got to be as quiet
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Junot Diaz
American Writer
Students teach all sorts of things but most importantly they make explicit the courage that it takes to be a learner, the courage it takes to open yourself to the transformative power of real learning and that courage I am exposed to almost every day at MIT and that I'm deeply grateful for.
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Sophie Rundle
English Actress
We don't see a lot of LGBTQ representation in period dramas because there was so much shame around it at the time. The stories that we tell about that time don't tend to focus explicitly on those sorts of characters, which is nonsense because they existed.
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Gary Kovacs
Canadian Businessman
When I know the data that's being shared and I'm asked explicitly for my consent, I want some sites to understand my habits. It helps them suggest books for me to read or movies for my family to watch or friends for us to connect with.
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Julian Treasure
American
It would be some sort of shock horror story if a child left school unable to read or write. But we do not teach explicitly, or test in the main, either speaking or - much more importantly - listening.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
Myth and fairy-story must, as all art, reflect and contain in solution elements of moral and religious truth (or error), but not explicit, not in the known form of the primary 'real' world.
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Isabella Lovin
Swedish Politician
I am proud to represent the first explicitly feminist government in the world, and one that has been at the forefront of advocating for greater attention to women, peace, and security.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.
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Leila Janah
American Businesswoman
Many people don't think that the poor in the developing world can do work on a computer. They won't say it explicitly. But they think it's too sophisticated.
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Vivienne Ming
If a hero is a person on which you've made an explicit choice model yourself, mine is my father for showing me how to live a life of substance.
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Jane McGonigal
American Designer
Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we?
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Junot Diaz
American Writer
Students teach all sorts of things but most importantly they make explicit the courage that it takes to be a learner, the courage it takes to open yourself to the transformative power of real learning and that courage I am exposed to almost every day at MIT and that I'm deeply grateful for.
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Sophie Rundle
English Actress
We don't see a lot of LGBTQ representation in period dramas because there was so much shame around it at the time. The stories that we tell about that time don't tend to focus explicitly on those sorts of characters, which is nonsense because they existed.
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Gary Kovacs
Canadian Businessman
When I know the data that's being shared and I'm asked explicitly for my consent, I want some sites to understand my habits. It helps them suggest books for me to read or movies for my family to watch or friends for us to connect with.
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Julian Treasure
American
It would be some sort of shock horror story if a child left school unable to read or write. But we do not teach explicitly, or test in the main, either speaking or - much more importantly - listening.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
English Novelist
Myth and fairy-story must, as all art, reflect and contain in solution elements of moral and religious truth (or error), but not explicit, not in the known form of the primary 'real' world.
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Isabella Lovin
Swedish Politician
I am proud to represent the first explicitly feminist government in the world, and one that has been at the forefront of advocating for greater attention to women, peace, and security.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation.
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Leila Janah
American Businesswoman
Many people don't think that the poor in the developing world can do work on a computer. They won't say it explicitly. But they think it's too sophisticated.
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Vivienne Ming
If a hero is a person on which you've made an explicit choice model yourself, mine is my father for showing me how to live a life of substance.
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Jane McGonigal
American Designer
Every game designer should make one explicitly world-changing game. Lawyers do pro bono work, why can't we?
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