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derivativeness - 2 dictionary results

de⋅riv⋅a⋅tive

  [di-riv-uh-tiv]
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–adjective
1. derived.
2. not original; secondary.
–noun
3. something derived.
4. Also called derived form. Grammar. a form that has undergone derivation from another, as atomic from atom.
5. Chemistry. a substance or compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another substance or compound.
6. Also called differential quotient; especially British, differential coefficient. Mathematics. the limit of the ratio of the increment of a function to the increment of a variable in it, as the latter tends to 0; the instantaneous change of one quantity with respect to another, as velocity, which is the instantaneous change of distance with respect to time. Compare first derivative, second derivative.
7. a financial contract whose value derives from the value of underlying stocks, bonds, currencies, commodities, etc.
Origin:
1400–50; late ME derivatif < LL dērīvātīvus, equiv. to L dērīvāt(us) (see derivation ) + -īvus -ive

Related forms:
de⋅riv⋅a⋅tive⋅ly, adverb
de⋅riv⋅a⋅tive⋅ness, noun
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de·riv·a·tive   (dĭ-rĭv'ə-tĭv)   
adj.  
  1. Resulting from or employing derivation: a derivative word; a derivative process.
  2. Copied or adapted from others: a highly derivative prose style.
n.  
  1. Something derived.
  2. Linguistics A word formed from another by derivation, such as electricity from electric.
  3. Mathematics
    1. The limiting value of the ratio of the change in a function to the corresponding change in its independent variable.
    2. The instantaneous rate of change of a function with respect to its variable.
    3. The slope of the tangent line to the graph of a function at a given point. Also called differential coefficient, fluxion.
  4. Chemistry A compound derived or obtained from another and containing essential elements of the parent substance.
  5. Business An investment that derives its value from another more fundamental investment, as a commitment to buy a bond for a certain sum on a certain date.
de·riv'a·tive·ly adv., de·riv'a·tive·ness n.
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