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derivation

[ der-uh-vey-shuhn ]

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noun

the act or fact of deriving or of being derived.
the process of deriving.
the source from which something is derived; origin.
something that is or has been derived; derivative.
Mathematics.
1. development of a theorem.
2. differentiation ( def 2 ).
Grammar.
1. 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 ).
2. the systematic description of such processes in a given language.
Linguistics.
1. 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.
2. 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
1. the process of deducing a mathematical theorem, formula, etc, as a necessary consequence of a set of accepted statements
2. this sequence of statements
3. the operation of finding a derivative

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Derived Forms

ˌderiˈvational, adjective

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Other Words From

deri·vation·al adjective
deri·vation·al·ly adverb
preder·i·vation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of derivation¹

1375–1425; late Middle English derivacioun < Latin dērīvātiōn- (stem of dērīvātiō ) a turning away, equivalent to dērīvāt ( us ) (past participle of dērīvāre; derive, -ate ¹ ) + -iōn- -ion

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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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