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English to English adjective
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Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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resulting from or employing derivation | | Example: a derivative process
a highly derivative prose style
source: wordnet30 noun
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the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx | | source: wordnet30
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a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound | | source: wordnet30
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a financial instrument whose value is based on another security | | source: wordnet30
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(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word | | Example: `electricity' is a derivative of `electric'
source: wordnet30
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That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another. | | source: webster1913
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