Meaning

4 senses
  1. Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.

    a derivative conveyance

    a derivative word

    nachahmend, kopierend

    произво́дныйproizvódnyj

  2. Imitative of the work of someone else.

  3. Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.

  4. Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.

More definitions
  • resulting from or employing derivation

Examples

21 sentences
  1. What is the derivative of eˣ?

    Яка похідна від e^x? — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

    deWas ist die Ableitung von e^x? — freibiermann · CC BY 2.0 FR

  2. L'Hôpital's rule uses derivatives to help evaluate limits involving indeterminate forms.

    Правило Лопіталя використовує похідні для розрахунку границь, що містять невизначенності. — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR

  3. This was a translation of copyrighted material, so I deleted it since copyright owners have the right to control derivative works.

  4. Differential equations are equations involving derivatives.

    Tatoeba contributors · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · B2Open on TatoebaReport a problem
  5. That drug is a derivative of quinine.

Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 1
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Origin

From Middle French dérivatif, from Latin dērīvātus, perfect passive participle of dērīvō (

From Middle French dérivatif, from Latin dērīvātus, perfect passive participle of dērīvō (“to derive”). Related to derive; by surface analysis, derive + -ative.

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