Question

What is the difference between explicit and implicit?

Which one is right

• explicit means specific; implicit means general

• explicit means external, implicit means internal

• explicit means suggested; implicit means stated outright

explicit means stated outright; implicit means suggested

Answer 1

The fourth description is the correct one:

explicit means stated outright; implicit means suggested

Explicit refers to something that is clearly expressed or stated, while implicit refers to something that is implied but not directly expressed.