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"Derivative" Definition

noun

Business An investment that derives its value from another more fundamental investment, as a commitment to buy a bond for a certain sum on a certain date.
Chemistry A compound derived or obtained from another and containing essential elements of the parent substance.
Linguistics A word formed from another by derivation, such as electricity from electric.
Mathematics The instantaneous rate of change of a function with respect to its variable.
Mathematics The limiting value of the ratio of the change in a function to the corresponding change in its independent variable.

adjective

Copied or adapted from others: a highly derivative prose style.
Resulting from or employing derivation: a derivative word; a derivative process.
Lacking originality .
Made up of or marked by elements.
Formed by .

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