- fully and clearly expressed or demonstrated; leaving nothing merely implied; unequivocal: explicit instructions; an explicit act of violence; explicit language.
- clearly developed or formulated: explicit knowledge; explicit belief.
- definite and unreserved in expression; outspoken: He was quite explicit as to what he expected us to do for him.
- having sexual acts or nudity clearly depicted: explicit movies; explicit books.
- (of a function) having the dependent variable expressed directly in terms of the independent variables, as y = 3x + 4.
- precisely and clearly expressed, leaving nothing to implication; fully stated
- graphically detailed, leaving little to the imagination
- openly expressed without reservations; unreserved
- (of a function) having an equation of the form y=f (x), in which y is expressed directly in terms of x, as in y=x 4 + x + z
- the end; an indication, used esp by medieval scribes, of the end of a book, part of a manuscript, etc
