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derivative Adjective

— If something is derivative, it is obtained from something else

derivative Noun

— A derivative is something which is based on another.

— A derivative is the derived function]] of another function (the slope at a certain point on some curve mathf(x)/math) The derivative of mathf:f(x) = x^2/math is mathf':f'(x) = 2x/math

— The value of this function for a given value of its independent variable. The derivative of mathf(x) = x^2/math at x = 3 is mathf'(3) = 2 * 3 = 6/math.

derivative

— noun (= derived function) the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

— noun (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word 'electricity' is a derivative of 'electric'

— noun a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound

— adjective resulting from or employing derivation a derivative process a highly derivative prose style

— noun (= derivative instrument) a financial instrument whose value is based on another security

Synonyms derivative synonyms

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derived

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differential coefficient

derived function

secondary

offshoot

first derivative

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derivant

etymological

derivative security

by-product

version

sub-vocabulary

secondhand original

revulsiva

producer

paronym

outgrowth

lead number

inferential

inducer

imitateed

grower

generator

fluxion

film producer

exutory

eventual

elicited

doublet

digression

differentiate

derived number

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derivation

derivate

consequential

conjugate

banal

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Simple sentences

The two main operations in calculus are the integral and the derivative.

The derivative of a constant function is always zero.

I can take the integral and the derivative. And you?

Movie subtitles

No poison pen can print out a thousand messages in capitals without acquiring a derivative handwriting style that becomes second nature.

It tastes like an ancient herb derivative.

No, except I'm positive that it's a tharagen derivative that's the answer.

It's a diluted tharagen derivative.

And in this derivative mixed with alcohol, it merely deadens certain nerve inputs to the brain.

Charming, my dear. Even if it was a little derivative of Zemlinsky.

My teacher. -.is always derivative of Arensky.

Who is very derivative of Rachmaninoff.

Who is very derivative of Paderewski.

Who is very derivative of Tchaikovsky.

Did you? - No, I really felt it was very derivative.

Though derivative of Dr. Gruber's research in the early '70s.

So derivative, in fact, that in Europe it's considered plagiarized.

I thought it was derivative.

At least it's a derivative of coal tar.

Well judging by the stain on my handkerchief and the milky precipitation in alcohol I should say it was a derivative of the tropizine family.

Tastes like an ancient herb derivative.

No, except I'm positive the theragen derivative is the answer.

And in this derivative, mixed with alcohol, it merely deadens certain nerve inputs to the brain.

No, I really felt it was very derivative.

What is it? A sophisticated derivative compound. originating in the orchidaceous Bauhinia veriegata.

Your theory on the location of the will in the brain is. interesting. though derivative of Dr. Gruber's research in the early '70s.

A Curare derivative was used last year to assassinate a government minister in Central America.

Too derivative.

What's the first derivative of kinetic energy with respect to velocity?

It was a triceron derivative.

Don't you get it, Bart? Derivative D-Y equals three R squared.

They have a cyanide derivative mixed with wax.

No, except I'm positive that it's a theragen derivative that's the answer.

It's a diluted theragen derivative.

That's right, and in this derivative, mixed with alcohol, it merely deadens certain nerve inputs to the brain.

Derivative D-Y equals three R squared.

Slightly derivative of the Boldaric masters of the last century but pleasantly diverting.

It's a derivative of the Catholic prayer for suffering souls.

Derivative drivel.

This is pretentious, derivative crap!

Actually, some aspects of it are quite derivative.

The naquadria is a derivative of naqahdah, which is the very basis of their technology.

And while I found them to be perhaps a little overwrought and derivative they do show, at their core, a writer with potential.

News and current affairs

Because even many financially sophisticated homeowners will find direct participation in derivative markets too daunting, the next stage in the development of real estate risk management will be to create suitable retail products.

For example, the derivative markets should create an environment that encourages insurers to develop home equity insurance, which insures homeowners not just against a bust but also against drops in the market value of the home.

Insurance companies and mortgage companies ought to be willing to offer such products if they can hedge the home-price risks in liquid derivative markets.

As these retail products start to take shape, they will spur increased activity in the derivative markets.

Would New York, Frankfurt, or even Paris receive a competitive boost as international bankers, alarmed at the prospect of time behind bars if their derivative trades blow up again, flee the City?

But most of these developments have been derivative elaborations of Darwin's grand evolutionary model.

There has been a longstanding discussion about whether new derivative markets, which provide such financial hedging, tend to increase preexisting financial markets' volatility.

Moreover, he found that there is no evidence that derivative markets create volatility in underlying cash markets; in fact, they may even reduce it.

The effect on underlying financial markets' volatility may not even be the right question to consider in deciding whether to permit new derivative products.

Here, Mayhew concludes that new derivative markets clearly increase the liquidity and quality of information in existing financial markets.

Third, the interaction between the shadow banking system and the global banks is highly concentrated, because the global banks act as prime brokers, particularly for derivative trades.

Commercial banks, flush with central banks' money, advanced credit for many unsound investment projects, with the explosion of financial innovation (particularly of derivative instruments) fueling the lending frenzy.

The explosion of derivative instruments has demanded such an effort at understanding that metaphorical language is needed.

Bank balance sheets had been strengthened after the 1997-1998 financial crisis, and were unencumbered by the overvalued securitized assets and complex derivative securities that caused much of the damage to advanced-country financial institutions.

In response, investment banks branched into new businesses like originating and distributing complex derivative securities.

Now, however, banks use models conjured up by faraway financial wizards to mass-produce credit and a range of derivative products.

America does need a clearinghouse for derivatives, and a much higher percentage of derivative trading should take place on exchanges, rather than bilaterally over the counter.

India's financial system suffers from few of the creative and risky derivative instruments that caused such problems in the West.