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Definitions for Derivative

[1] derived.
[2] not original; secondary.
[3] something that has been 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.
[8] resulting from derivation; derived
[9] based on or making use of other sources; not original or primary
[10] copied from others, esp slavishly; plagiaristic
[11] a term, idea, etc, that is based on or derived from another in the same class
[12] a word derived from another word
[13] chem a compound that is formed from, or can be regarded as formed from, a structurally related compound chloroform is a derivative of methane
[14] maths Also called: differential coefficient , first derivative the change of a function, f(x ), with respect to an infinitesimally small change in the independent variable, x ; the limit of [f(a + Δ x )–f(a )] / Δ x , at x = a , as the increment, Δ x , tends to 0. Symbols: df(x )/d x , f′(x ), Df(x ) the derivative of x n is nx n–1 the rate of change of one quantity with respect to another velocity is the derivative of distance with respect to time
[15] finance a financial instrument, such as a futures contract or option, the price of which is largely determined by the commodity, currency, share price, interest rate, etc, to which it is linked
[16] psychoanal an activity that represents the expression of hidden impulses and desires by channelling them into socially acceptable forms

Words related to Derivative

by-product, subordinate, cognate, secondary, outgrowth, offshoot, spin-off, wave, acquired, ancestral, hereditary, imitative, inferential, secondhand, unoriginal, connate, inferred, copied, caused, evolved

Words nearby Derivative

derisive, derisory, deriv., derivate, derivation, derivative, derive, derived curve, derived form, derived fossil, derived unit

Origin of Derivative

1400–50; late Middle English derivatif < Late Latin dērīvātīvus, equivalent to Latin dērīvāt(us ) (see derivation) + -īvus -ive

Other words from Derivative

de·riv·a·tive·ly , adverb
de·riv·a·tive·ness , noun
non·de·riv·a·tive , adjective, noun
non·de·riv·a·tive·ly , adverb
un·de·riv·a·tive , adjective
un·de·riv·a·tive·ly , adverb

Synonyms for Derivative

cognate, secondary, subordinate, acquired, ancestral, caused, coming from, connate, copied, evolved, hereditary, imitative, inferential, inferred, not original, obtained, plagiaristic, plagiarized, procured, rehashed, secondhand, uninventive, unoriginal