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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Derivative \De*riv"a*tive\, a. [L. derivativus: cf F.
d['e]rivatif.]
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 circulation}, a modification of the circulation
found in some parts of the body, in which the arteries
empty directly into the veins without the interposition of
capillaries. --Flint. -- {De*riv"a*tive*ly}, adv --
{De*riv"a*tive*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Derivative \De*riv"a*tive\, n.
1. That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from
another.
2. (Gram.) 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.
3. (Mus.) 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.
4. (Med.) An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation
(in the medical sense).
5. (Math.) A derived function; a function obtained from a
given function by a certain algebraic process.
Note: Except in the mode of derivation the derivative is the
same as the differential coefficient. See {Differential
coefficient}, under {Differential}.
6. (Chem.) 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
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
derivative
adj 1: (linguistics) formed by inflection or derivation; "from the
primitive word `electric' comes the derivative word
`electricity'" [ant: {primitive}]
2: resulting from or employing derivation; "a derivative
process"; "a highly derivative prose style"
n 1: the result of mathematical differentiation; the
instantaneous change of one quantity relative to
another; df(x)/dx [syn: {derived function}, {differential
coefficient}, {differential}, {first derivative}]
2: a financial instrument whose value is based on another
security [syn: {derivative instrument}]
3: a word that is derived from another word
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