Derivative ¹

Definition: Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary; as, a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.

Derivative ²

Definition: That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.

Derivative ³

Definition: A word formed from another word, by a prefix or suffix, an internal modification, or some other change; a word which takes its origin from a root.

Derivative ⁴

Definition: A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by inversion; or, vice versa, a ground tone or root implied in its harmonics in an actual chord.

Derivative ⁵

Definition: An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).

Derivative ⁶

Definition: A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.

Derivative ⁷

Definition: A substance so related to another substance by modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it; thus, the amido compounds are derivatives of ammonia, and the hydrocarbons are derivatives of methane, benzene, etc.

derivative ⁸

Definition: the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx

derivative ⁹

Definition: (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word; "`electricity'' is a derivative of `electric''"

derivative ¹⁰

Definition: a financial instrument whose value is based on another security

derivative ¹¹

Definition: resulting from or employing derivation; "a derivative process"; "a highly derivative prose style"