Defenition of the word derivative
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Defenition of the word derivative
- In mathematics, the instantaneous rate of change of a function.
- (Chemistry) A substance or compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another substance or compound.
- In linguistics, a word that derives from another one.
- resulting from or employing derivation; "a derivative process"; "a highly derivative prose style"
- (linguistics) formed by inflection or derivation; "from the primitive word `electric' comes the derivative word `electricity'"
- a word that is derived from another word
- a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
- the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
- (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "`electricity'' is a derivative of `electric''"
- (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
- a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
- resulting from or employing derivation
Synonyms for the word derivative
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- derivative instrument
- derived function
- differential
- differential coefficient
- first derivative
Similar words in the derivative
Hyponyms for the word derivative
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- curvature
- futures contract
- option
- partial
- partial derivative
Hypernyms for the word derivative
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- calculation
- chemical compound
- compound
- computation
- figuring
- instrument
- legal document
- legal instrument
- official document
- reckoning
- word
Antonyms for the word derivative
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