implicit differentiation

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noun Mathematics.

a method of finding the derivative of an implicit function by taking the derivative of each term with respect to the independent variable while keeping the derivative of the dependent variable with respect to the independent variable in symbolic form and then solving for that derivative.

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Origin of implicit differentiation

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby implicit differentiation

implicative, implicatory, implicature, implicit, implicit bias, implicit differentiation, implicit function, implicit function theorem, implicitly, implied, implied consent

How to use implicit differentiation in a sentence

As Randy wrote, “I guess this speaks to the church not really having a place for gay people so getting married is still implicit.”
Your Husband Is Definitely Gay: TLC’s Painful Portrait of Mormonism|Samantha Allen|January 1, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Think about it: Dodd-Frank was explicitly passed to drive a stake through the heart of the implicit concept of “too big to fail.”
How Naive is Elizabeth Warren?|Nick Gillespie|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The question implicit in this effort, “If you were starting a museum, what would you put in your collection?”
The Best Coffee Table Books of 2014|Robert Birnbaum|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
By the implicit laws of capitalism, I'm pretty sure this makes Bieber the new commander in chief.
Justin Bieber Isn’t Even 21, Yet Makes More Money Than Meryl Streep|Amy Zimmerman|November 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The answer: standing apart (self-differentiation was the term he used) and staying connected.
Fixing a Dysfunctional Family: Congress|Gene Robinson|November 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
We are told their ideas of government consist in believing that implicit obedience is due both to king and priests.
Journal of a Voyage to Brazil|Maria Graham
Let us, then, rejoice that we possess such a powerful advocate in heaven, and let us place implicit trust in her.
Mary, Help of Christians|Various
In his family his only use is to be a pattern of timid silence and of implicit submission.
The 'Characters' of Jean de La Bruyre|Jean de La Bruyre
Implicit and immediate obedience he demandedno questioning of his higher authority.
Those Dale Girls|Frank Weston Carruth
Implicit faith has been the source of the greatest outrages which have been committed upon the earth.
Superstition In All Ages (1732)|Jean Meslier