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explicit function

American

[ik-splis-it fuhngk-shuhn] / ɪkˈsplɪs ɪt ˌfʌŋk ʃən /

noun

Mathematics.

a function having the dependent variable expressed directly in terms of the independent variables, as y = 3 x + 4.

First recorded in 1890–95

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explicit function

If this is the case, we say that y is an explicit function of x.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

However, it is very difficult to get the solution as an explicit function of t.

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

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