Derivative vs. Accumulator

Derivativeadjective

Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.

Derivativeadjective

Imitative of the work of someone else.

Derivativeadjective

Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.

Derivativeadjective

(finance) Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.

Derivativeadjective

Lacking originality.

Derivativenoun

Something derived.

Derivativenoun

(linguistics) A word that derives from another one.

Derivativenoun

(finance) A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.

Derivativenoun

(chemistry) A chemical derived from another.

Derivativenoun

(calculus) The derived function of a function (the slope at a certain point on some curve f(x))

Derivativenoun

(calculus) The value of this function for a given value of its independent variable.

Derivativeadjective

Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.

Derivativeadjective

Hence, unoriginal (said of art or other intellectual products.

Derivativenoun

That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.

Derivativenoun

A word formed from another word, by a prefix or suffix, an internal modification, or some other change; a word which takes its origin from a root.

Derivativenoun

A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by inversion; or, vice versa, a ground tone or root implied in its harmonics in an actual chord.

Derivativenoun

An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).

Derivativenoun

A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.

Derivativenoun

A substance so related to another substance by modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it; thus, the amido compounds are derivatives of ammonia, and the hydrocarbons are derivatives of methane, benzene, etc.

Derivativenoun

the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

Derivativenoun

a financial instrument whose value is based on another security

Derivativenoun

(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word;

Derivativeadjective

resulting from or employing derivation;

Derivative

In mathematics, the derivative of a function of a real variable measures the sensitivity to change of the function value (output value) with respect to a change in its argument (input value). Derivatives are a fundamental tool of calculus.

Accumulatornoun

(literal) One who, or that which, accumulates.

Accumulatornoun

(British) A wet-cell storage battery.

Accumulatornoun

(betting) A collective bet on successive events, with both stake and winnings being carried forward to accumulate progressively.

Accumulatornoun

(mechanics) A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.

Accumulatornoun

(manufacturing) A vessel containing pressurized hot water ready for release as steam.

Accumulatornoun

A container which stores hydraulic power for release, in the form of a pressurized fluid (often suspended within a larger tank of fluid under pressure).

Accumulatornoun

(programming) A register or variable used for holding the intermediate results of a computation or data transfer.

Accumulatornoun

(finance) A derivative contract under which the seller commits to sell shares of an underlying security at a certain strike price, which the buyer is obligated to buy.

Accumulatornoun

One who takes two higher degrees simultaneously, to reduce their length of study.

Accumulatornoun

(cryptography) A one way membership function.

Accumulatornoun

One who, or that which, accumulates, collects, or amasses.

Accumulatornoun

An apparatus by means of which energy or power can be stored, such as the cylinder or tank for storing water for hydraulic elevators, the secondary or storage battery used for accumulating the energy of electrical charges, etc.

Accumulatornoun

A system of elastic springs for relieving the strain upon a rope, as in deep-sea dredging.

Accumulatornoun

a person who is employed to collect payments (as for rent or taxes)

Accumulatornoun

a voltaic battery that stores electric charge

Accumulatornoun

(computer science) a register that has a built-in adder that adds an input number to the contents of the accumulator