1. Adjective
Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.
2. Noun
That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.
3. Noun
A word formed from another word, by a prefix or suffix, an internal modification, or some other change; a word which takes its origin from a root.
4. Noun
A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by inversion; or, vice versa, a ground tone or root implied in its harmonics in an actual chord.
5. Noun
An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).
6. Noun
A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.
7. Noun
A substance so related to another substance by modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it; thus, the amido compounds are derivatives of ammonia, and the hydrocarbons are derivatives of methane, benzene, etc.
8. Noun
A measure of how a function changes as its input changes
9. Noun
A mathematical description of how quickly something is changing.
A measure of the instantaneous rate of change of a function with respect to a variable.
“The derivative gives the slope of the curve.”
10. Noun
a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
Vocabulary classified under Law
11. Noun
the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
Vocabulary classified under Mathematics
12. Noun
a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
Vocabulary classified under Chemistry
13. Noun
(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "‘electricity’ is a derivative of ‘electric’"
Vocabulary classified under Spelling and grammar
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