In mathematics an implicit curve is a plane curve which is defined by an equation
F
(
x
,
y
)
=
0.
{\displaystyle F(x,y)=0.}
Hence an implicit curve can be considered as the set of zeros of a function of two variables. Implicit means that the equation is not solved for either x or y.
If
F
(
x
,
y
)
{\displaystyle F(x,y)}
is a polynomial in two variables, the corresponding curve is called an algebraic curve, and specific...