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Meaning of 'derivative' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Derivative [ a.]
- Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.
2 . Derivative [ n.]
- That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.
- 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.
- 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.
- An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).
- A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.
- 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.

Meaning of 'derivative' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . derivative [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
Example in sentence:
  • `electricity' is a derivative of `electric'
2 . derivative [ s]
Meaning (2):
- resulting from or employing derivation
Example in sentence:
  • a derivative process;
  • a highly derivative prose style

Nearby Words:

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