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explicit function

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

noun

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


Etymology

Origin of explicit function

First recorded in 1890–95


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

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

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

From Textbooks ● Mar. 30, 2016

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