derivative

adj

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

   “a derivative conveyance”

   “a derivative word”

   “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.”

2. Imitative of the work of someone else.

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

noun

1. Something derived.
2. A word formed by derivation, such as stylish from style.
3. A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.
4. A chemical derived from another.
5. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.

   “The derivative of x² is 2x; if f(x)#61;x², then f'(x)#61;2x”

6. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.

   “The derivative of f(x)#61;x³ at x#61;2 is 12.”

7. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.
8. One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.