derivative

Meaning

Adj

1. Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.
2. Imitative of the work of someone else.
3. Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.
4. Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.

Noun

1. Something derived.
2. A word formed by derivation, such as stylish from style.
3. A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.
4. A chemical derived from another.
5. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.
6. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.
7. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.
8. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.

Opposite of

root

Synonyms

derived

derivative instrument

differential coefficient

derived function

derivant

offshoot

differential

secondary

first derivative

by-product

derivative security

etymological

fluxion

generator

grower

inducer

inferential

outgrowth

paronym

producer

version

sub-vocabulary

imitateed

secondhand original

derived number

lead number

revulsiva

banal

exutory

conjugate

consequential

derivate

derivation

derivational

differentiate

digression

doublet

elicited

eventual

film producer

Translations

dérivé

derivado

dérivée

Ableitung

derivata

Derivat

derivato

derivado

derivada

derivada

afgeleide

derivaat

Pronounced as (IPA)

/dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/

Etymology

From Middle French dérivatif, from Latin dērīvātus, perfect passive participle of dērīvō (“to derive”). Related to derive; by surface analysis, derive + -ative.