hint vs implication

hint

noun
  • An implicit suggestion that avoids a direct statement. 

  • A small, barely detectable amount. 

  • An instruction to the database engine as to how a query should be executed, for example whether to use an index or not. 

  • A clue. 

  • Information in a computer-based font that suggests how the outlines of the font's glyphs should be distorted in order to produce, at specific sizes, a visually appealing pixel-based rendering; an instance of hinting. 

verb
  • To develop and add hints to a font. 

  • To imply without a direct statement; to provide a clue. 

  • To bring to mind by a slight mention or remote allusion; to suggest in an indirect manner. 

implication

noun
  • An implying, or that which is implied, but not expressed; an inference, or something which may fairly be understood, though not expressed in words. 

  • The act of implicating. 

  • The state of being implicated. 

  • The connective in propositional calculus that, when joining two predicates A and B in that order, has the meaning "if A is true, then B is true". 

  • Logical consequence. 

  • A possible effect or result of a decision or action. 

How often have the words hint and implication occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )