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| de·riv·a·tive [ di rívvətiv ] |
adjective |
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unoriginal: copied from somewhere and not original
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noun (plural de·riv·a·tives) |
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1. derived thing: an idea, language, term, or other thing that has developed from something else that is similar to it
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2. linguistics derived word: a word that is formed from another word, e.g. "quickly" from "quick"
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3. chemistry related chemical product: a chemical substance that is formed from a related substance
  an opium derivative
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4. mathematics change of function: the limit approached in the ratio of a function and its variable, as the variable is changed ever more infinitesimally
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5. finance financial product: a tradable financial product whose value depends on the value of some other asset or combination of assets
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| de·riv·a·tive·ly adverb |
| de·riv·a·tive·ness noun |
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