# derivative

## English

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### Etymology

From Middle French dérivatif, from Latin dērīvātus, perfect passive participle of dērīvō (I derive). Related with derive.

### Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA(key): /dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/
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derivative (comparative more derivative, superlative most derivative)

1. Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.
a derivative conveyance
a derivative word
2. Imitative of the work of someone else.
• 1979, Woody Allen, Manhattan, spoken by Mary (Diane Keaton):
No, I really felt it was very derivative. To me it it looked like it was straight out of Diane Arbus, but it had none of the wit.
3. () Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.
4. (finance) Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.
5. Lacking originality.
• 2021 April 27, Amanda Hess, “Inject the Vaccine Fan Fiction Directly Into My Veins”, in The New York Times[1], ISSN 0362-4331:
People started talking about the pandemic as if it were itself a television show; as the second wave hit last fall, they griped about the derivative writing on Covid Season 2.

### Noun

derivative (plural derivatives)

1. Something derived.
2. (linguistics) A word that derives from another one.
Synonyms: reflex, descendant
Antonym: etymon
Coordinate term: cognate
3. (finance) A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.
4. (chemistry) A chemical derived from another.
5. (calculus) The derived function of a function (the slope at a certain point on some curve ${\displaystyle f(x)}$ )
The derivative of ${\displaystyle f:f(x)=x^{2}}$  is ${\displaystyle f':f'(x)=2x}$
6. (calculus) The value of this function for a given value of its independent variable.
The derivative of ${\displaystyle f(x)=x^{2}}$  at x = 3 is ${\displaystyle f'(3)=2*3=6}$ .

## German

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derivative

1. inflection of derivativ: