is an implicit function of . Implicit functions are generally connected with their variables by one or more equations. When these equations are solved the implicit equation becomes explicit.
[…]The differential of an implicit function may be found without first finding the function itself.
1875, J. Minot Rice, W. Woolsey Johnson, The Elements of the Differential Calculus, Part 2, Government Printing Office, Washington, page 71,
For example, solving for in the implicit equation yields the formula . This formula produces real number values only over the interval , and across that interval has two branchescorresponding to the cases and . Depending on the equation, the number of branches can be infinite.