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de⋅riv⋅a⋅tive
[di-riv-uh-tiv] 
–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
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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