Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Resulting from or employing derivation.
- adjective Copied or adapted from others.
- noun Something derived.
- noun Linguistics A word formed from another by derivation, such as electricity from electric.
- noun The limiting value of the ratio of the change in a function to the corresponding change in its independent variable.
- noun The instantaneous rate of change of a function with respect to its variable.
- noun The slope of the tangent line to the graph of a function at a given point.
- noun Chemistry A compound derived or obtained from another and containing essential elements of the parent substance.
- noun 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.
from The Century Dictionary.
- In geology, derived from some other source; not native to the rock in which it is now found.
- Derived; taken or having proceeded from another or something preceding; secondary: as, a derivative word; a derivative conveyance.
- In biology, relating to derivation, or to the doctrine of derivation: as, the derivative theory.
- In medicine, having a tendency to lessen inflammation or reduce a morbid process.
- noun In medicine, a therapeutic method or agent employed to lessen a morbid process in one part by producing a flow of blood or lymph to another part, as cupping, leeching, blisters, catharsis, etc.
- noun That which is derived; that which is deduced or comes by derivation from another.
- noun Specifically A word derived or formed either immediately from another, or remotely from a primitive or root: thus, ‘verb,’ ‘verbal,’ ‘verbose’ are derivatives of the Latin verbum; ‘duke,’ ‘duct,’ ‘adduce,’ ‘conduce,’ ‘conduct,’ ‘conduit,’ etc., are derivatives of the Latin ducere; ‘feeder’ is a derivative of ‘feed,’ and ‘feed’ a derivative of ‘food.’ See
derivation , 3. - noun In music: The root or generator from which a chord is derived.
- noun Same as
derivative chord (which see, above). - noun In mathematics: A derivative function; a differential coefficient.
- noun The slope of a scalar function; a vector function whose direction is that of most rapid increase of a scalar function (of which it is said to be the derivative), and whose magnitude is equal to the increase in this direction of the scalar function per unit of distance
- noun More generally, any function derived from another.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary
- adjective Hence, unoriginal (said of art or other intellectual products.
- adjective a modification of the circulation found in some parts of the body, in which the arteries empty directly into the veins without the interposition of capillaries.
- noun That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.
- noun (Gram.) 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.
- noun (Mus.) 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. - noun (Med.) An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).
- noun (Math.) A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.
- noun (Chem.) A substance so related to another substance by modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Imitative of the work of someone else. - adjective law Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.
- adjective finance Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.
- adjective Lacking originality.
- noun Something
derived . - noun linguistics A word that derives from another one.
- noun finance A
financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of anunderlying asset ; such as awarrant , anoption etc. - noun chemistry A
chemical derived from another. - noun calculus The
derived function of afunction . - noun calculus The value of this function for a given value of its independent variable.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resulting from or employing derivation
- noun a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
- noun (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
- noun a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
- noun the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
Etymologies
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Examples
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The term derivative product is a general term for a contractual agreement between two parties whereby the counterparties exchange -- or swap -- payments based some underlying benchmarks, applied against a contract notional amount.
David Paul: Credit Default Swaps, the Collapse of AIG and Addressing the Crisis of Confidence 2008
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Frodo Baggins is renamed Frodo Sumkin (a derivative from the Russian word sumka, or bag).
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Financial markets use the term derivative to describe a transaction that derives its value from an independent reference asset.
Concurring Opinions Kristin Johnson 2010
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Some local governments absorbed huge losses in derivative investments.
Gensler helps lead the charge to expose OTC derivatives 2009
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Now a story or movie being derivative is not necessarily a bad thing.
Movie Review: Avatar and a Comparison II « Colleen Anderson 2010
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This Shuttle C derivative is nothing but a stalking horse to make Ares I/V look better.
Today's Video: NASA Shuttle-derived Sidemount Heavy Launch Vehicle Concept - NASA Watch 2009
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Dennis, wherever he learned it, derivative is definitely the right word.
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I remember a bunch of years ago there was federal legislation pending a Senate vote haviong to do with amendments to either the '33 0r' 34 Securities Act or Securities and Exchange Act, which would have increased the difficulty for plaintiffs in derivative actions and in actions against broker dealers.
Cha-ching! Health care reform means juicy campaign contributions (Jack Bog's Blog) 2009
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(A derivative is an investment whose value comes from, or "derives," from another investment, like stocks, credit, or home mortgages ...)
$1.144 Quadrillion - Total Size Of Derivatives Bubble - The Consumerist 2009
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Let the people who traded in derivative drown in the cesspool they created.
ruzuzu commented on the word derivative
"4. In medicine, a therapeutic method or agent employed to lessen a morbid process in one part by producing a flow of blood or lymph to another part, as cupping, leeching, blisters, catharsis, etc."
--Century Dictionary
April 7, 2011