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derivation
[ der-uh-vey-shuhn ]
noun
- the process of deriving.
- the source from which something is derived; origin.
- something that is or has been derived; derivative.
- Mathematics.
- development of a theorem.
- Grammar.
- the process or device of adding affixes to or changing the shape of a base, thereby assigning the result to a form class that may undergo further inflection or participate in different syntactic constructions, as in forming service from serve, song from sing, and hardness from hard ( inflection ).
- the systematic description of such processes in a given language.
- Linguistics.
- a set of forms, including the initial form, intermediate forms, and final form, showing the successive stages in the generation of a sentence as the rules of a generative grammar are applied to it.
- the process by which such a set of forms is derived.
derivation
/ ˌdɛrɪˈveɪʃən /
noun
- the act of deriving or state of being derived
- the source, origin, or descent of something, such as a word
- something derived; a derivative
- the process of deducing a mathematical theorem, formula, etc, as a necessary consequence of a set of accepted statements
- this sequence of statements
- the operation of finding a derivative
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Derived Forms
- ˌderiˈvational, adjective
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Other Words From
- deri·vation·al adjective
- deri·vation·al·ly adverb
- preder·i·vation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of derivation1
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Example Sentences
The French adopt the same derivation, calling it "asbeste" (minèral filamenteux et incombustible).
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Its similarity with the numerous derivatives of the verb damno have probably obscured the true derivation of the word.
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His method is hence inductive,--the derivation of certain principles from a sum of given facts and phenomena.
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In a word, the term contains a series of expressive innuendos by its etymological derivation.
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Another etymological example sometimes cited is the derivation of the English uncle from the Latin avus.
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