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.
Derivateadjective
Derived; derivative.
Derivatenoun
Something derived; a derivative.
Derivateverb
(obsolete) To derive.
Derivateadjective
Derived; derivative.
Derivateverb
To derive.