the mathematical rule or function which permits computation of one variable directly from another when an equation relating both variables is given (Ex.: y is an implicit function of x in the equation x + y + 2xy + xy = 0)
implicit function
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implicit function
noun
A function whose value can only be computed indirectly from one or more of the independent variables. For example, in the equation x 2 + y 2 = 1, y is an implicit function of x.
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Noun
(plural implicit functions)
- (mathematics) Any function that is not formulated in a way that the value may be directly calculated from the independent variable
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