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implicit differentiation

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Definition of IMPLICIT DIFFERENTIATION

:  the process of finding the derivative of a dependent variable in an implicit function by differentiating each term separately, by expressing the derivative of the dependent variable as a symbol, and by solving the resulting expression for the symbol
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First Known Use of IMPLICIT DIFFERENTIATION

circa 1889

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