implicit function
[ im-plis-it fuhngk-shuhn ]
nounMathematics.
a function having the dependent variable not explicitly expressed in terms of the independent variables, as x2 + y2 = 1.
Origin of implicit function
1First recorded in 1815–25
- Compare explicit function.
Words Nearby implicit function
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