Found 3 items, similar to derivative.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: derivative
bentukan, kata jadian, turunan
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: derivative
derivative
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: (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word;
"`electricity' is a derivative of `electric'"
derivative
adj : resulting from or employing derivation;
“a derivative
process”;
“a highly derivative prose style”
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Derivative
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.
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2. Hence, unoriginal (said of art or other intellectual
products.
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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.
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Derivative
\De*riv"a*tive\, n.
1. That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from
another.
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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.
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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.
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4. (Med.) An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation
(in the medical sense).
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5. (Math.) A derived function; a function obtained from a
given function by a certain algebraic process.
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Note: Except in the mode of derivation the derivative is the
same as the differential coefficient. See
Differential coefficient
, under
Differential.
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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.
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