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de·riv·a·tive

(dĭ-rĭv′ə-tĭv)

adj.

1. Resulting from or employing derivation: a derivative word; a derivative process.

2. Copied or adapted from others: a highly derivative prose style.

1. Something derived.

2. Linguistics A word formed from another by derivation, such as electricity from electric.

3. Mathematics

a. The limiting value of the ratio of the change in a function to the corresponding change in its independent variable.

b. The instantaneous rate of change of a function with respect to its variable.

c. The slope of the tangent line to the graph of a function at a given point. Also called differential coefficient, fluxion.

4. Chemistry A compound derived or obtained from another and containing essential elements of the parent substance.

5. A financial instrument that derives its value from another more fundamental asset, as a commitment to buy a bond for a certain sum on a certain date.

de·riv′a·tive·ly adv.

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derivative

(dɪˈrɪvətɪv)

adj

1. resulting from derivation; derived

2. based on or making use of other sources; not original or primary

3. copied from others, esp slavishly; plagiaristic

4. a term, idea, etc, that is based on or derived from another in the same class

5. (Linguistics) a word derived from another word

6. (Chemistry) chem a compound that is formed from, or can be regarded as formed from, a structurally related compound: chloroform is a derivative of methane.

7. (Mathematics) maths

a. Also called: differential coefficient or first derivative the change of a function, f(x), with respect to an infinitesimally small change in the independent variable, x; the limit of [f(a + Δx)–f(a)]/Δx, at x = a, as the increment, Δx, tends to 0. Symbols: df(x)/dx, f′(x), Df(x): the derivative of xⁿ is nx^n–1.

b. the rate of change of one quantity with respect to another: velocity is the derivative of distance with respect to time.

8. (Banking & Finance) finance

a. (usually plural) a financial instrument, such as a futures contract or option, the price of which is largely determined by the commodity, currency, share price, interest rate, etc, to which it is linked

b. (as modifier): a derivatives trader.

9. (Psychoanalysis) psychoanal an activity that represents the expression of hidden impulses and desires by channelling them into socially acceptable forms

deˈrivatively adv

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de•riv•a•tive

(dɪˈrɪv ə tɪv)

adj.

1. not original; secondary.

2. something derived.

3. a word that has undergone derivation from another, as atomic from atom.

4. a chemical substance or compound obtained or regarded as derived from another.

5. Math. the instantaneous rate of change of one quantity in a function with respect to another.

6. a financial contract whose value derives from the value of underlying stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, etc.

[1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin]

de•riv′a•tive•ly, adv.

de•riv′a•tive•ness, n.

de·riv·a·tive

(dĭ-rĭv′ə-tĭv)

In calculus, the slope of the tangent line to a curve at a particular point on the curve. Since a curve represents a function, its derivative can also be thought of as the rate of change of the corresponding function at the given point. Derivatives are computed using differentiation.

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Noun	1.	derivative - the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx derived function, differential, differential coefficient, first derivative curvature - the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve figuring, reckoning, calculation, computation - problem solving that involves numbers or quantities partial, partial derivative - the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant
	2.	derivative - a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound chemical compound, compound - (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
	3.	derivative - a financial instrument whose value is based on another security derivative instrument legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right futures contract - an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" option - the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
	4.	derivative - (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "`electricity' is a derivative of `electric'" linguistics - the scientific study of language word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify; "words are the blocks from which sentences are made"; "he hardly said ten words all morning"
Adj.	1.	derivative - resulting from or employing derivation; "a derivative process"; "a highly derivative prose style" derived - formed or developed from something else; not original; "the belief that classes and organizations are secondary and derived"- John Dewey

derivative

noun

1. by-product, spin-off, offshoot, descendant, derivation, outgrowth a poppy-seed derivative similar to heroin

adjective

1. unoriginal, copied, second-hand, rehashed, imitative, plagiarized, uninventive, plagiaristic their dull, derivative debut album
unoriginal original, first-hand, archetypal, seminal, prototypical

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derivative

adjective

Stemming from an original source:

derivational, derived, secondary.

noun

Something derived from another:

byproduct, derivation, descendant, offshoot, outgrowth, spinoff.

Translations

كَلِمَه مُشْتَقَّهمُشْتَق من

odvozeninaodvozenýderivacederivátnepůvodní

afledningderivativefterlignetuoriginal

Ableitung Abkömmling abgeleitet Derivat derivativ

παράγωγο παράγωγος

tuletis

derivaattajohdannainenjohdos

dérivé dérivée

képzettleszármaztatottszármazékszó

afleidd mynd orîs/hlutar/fyrirbærisafleiddur

derivata derivato derivazione derivativo

afgeleideafleiding derivaat

avledet derivativ utledet

pochodna

derivada

дериватив

odvodeninaodvodený

izpeljankaodvod

avledningderivatderivata

türemiştürev

派生物派生的派生词

derivative

[dɪˈrɪvətɪv]

A. ADJ (Chem, Ling) → derivado; (= unoriginal) [literary work, style] → poco original

B. N (Chem, Ling, Fin) → derivado m

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derivative

[dɪˈrɪvətɪv]

(= thing derived from another) → dérivé m
a derivative of → un dérivé de

(FINANCE) (= financial instrument) → produit m dérivé

adj (= unoriginal) → peu original(e)

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derivative

adj → abgeleitet; (Ling, Chem) → abgeleitet, derivativ; (fig) style, composition, literary work etc → nachgeahmt, imitiert; derivative markets (Fin) → Markt m → für Derivate; derivative products (Fin) → Derivate pl

→ Ableitung f; (Ling also, Chem) → Derivat nt

(Fin) → Derivat nt

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derivative

[dɪˈrɪvətɪv]

1. adj (pej) (literary work, style) → poco originale

2. n (Chem, Ling) → derivato (Math) → derivata

derive

(diˈraiv) verb

(with from).

1. to come or develop from. The word `derives' is derived from an old French word.

2. to draw or take from (a source or origin). We derive comfort from his presence.

ˌderiˈvation (deri-) noun

1. the source or origin (of a word etc).

2. the process of deriving.

derivative (diˈrivətiv) adjective

derived from something else and not original.

noun

a word, substance etc formed from another word, substance etc. `Reader' is a derivative of `read'.

derivative

n derivado; petroleum — derivado del petróleo

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These, then, are qualities, and the things that take their name from them as derivatives, or are in some other way dependent on them, are said to be qualified in some specific way.

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From beginning to end it is a warning to those who would think too lightly of the instincts and unduly exalt the intellect and its derivatives: Reason and Understanding.

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No; he never travels with the hydrogen derivatives. You generally see him alone or with another man."

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Of course, being left so much as I was to my own whim in such things, I could not keep a just mean; I had an aversion for the Latin derivatives which was nothing short of a craze.

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Returning to France, I spent some months in a research into the coal-tar derivatives, which I conducted in a laboratory at Montpellier, in the south of France.

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"The Idiots" is such an obviously derivative piece of work that it is impossible for me to say anything about it here.

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But in regard to the interfering acts of a superior and subordinate authority, of an original and derivative power, the nature and reason of the thing indicate the converse of that rule as proper to be followed.

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They must be told that the ultimate authority, wherever the derivative may be found, resides in the people alone, and that it will not depend merely on the comparative ambition or address of the different governments, whether either, or which of them, will be able to enlarge its sphere of jurisdiction at the expense of the other.

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To follow that way is an initiation, by which they will become able to distinguish, in art, speech, feeling, manners, in men and life generally, what is genuine, animated, and expressive from what is only conventional and derivative, and therefore inexpressive.

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-- I trust he does not read this, unless he will improve by it -- thinking to live by some derivative old-country mode in this primitive new country -- to catch perch with shiners.

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-- It runs: -- Vondervotteimittis -- Vonder, lege Donder -- Votteimittis, quasi und Bleitziz- Bleitziz obsol: -- pro Blitzen." This derivative, to say the truth, is still countenanced by some traces of the electric fluid evident on the summit of the steeple of the House of the Town-Council.

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The movement is, properly speaking, a derivative from Nihilism--though they are only known indirectly, and by hearsay, for they never advertise their doings in the papers.