derivative
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(s) resulting from or employing derivation
- a derivative process
- a highly derivative prose style
Nouns
- (n) the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx derived function, differential, differential coefficient, first derivative,
- (n) a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
- (n) a financial instrument whose value is based on another security derivative instrument,
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(n) (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
- "electricity" is a derivative of "electric"