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. [1913 Webster] 2. Hence, unoriginal (said of art or other intellectual products. [PJC] 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. [1913 Webster] Derivative \De*riv"a*tive\, n. 1. That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 4. (Med.) An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense). [1913 Webster] 5. (Math.) A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process. [1913 Webster] Note: Except in the mode of derivation the derivative is the same as the differential coefficient. See Differential coefficient , under Differential. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster]