explicit function

[ ik-splis-it fuhngk-shuhn ]

/ ɪkˈsplɪs ɪt ˌfʌŋk ʃən /

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noun Mathematics.

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

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Compare implicit function.

Origin of explicit function

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby explicit function

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