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Derivative

speaker

Meaning

Adj

Obtained by
; not
,
, or fundamental.
Imitative of the work of someone else.
In Copyright & Law:
Referring to a work, such as a
or
, based on another work that may be
to
restrictions.
In Finance:
Having a value that
on an
of
value.

Noun

Something derived.
In Linguistics:
A
that
from another one.
In Finance:
A
whose value
on the
of an
; such as a
, an
etc.
In Chemistry:
A
from another.
In Calculus & Functions:
  • One of the two
    of study in
    (the other being
    ), which
    the rate of change,
    , and other
    from the local
    of a function.
  • (Of a
    unction of a
    (x)) The
    of
    (x): the
    unction
    the
    rate of change of
    ;
    , the
    unction
    the
    of the
    to the
    of
    . Written
    '(x) or (df)/(dx) in Leibniz's
    , ̇f(x) in Newton's
    (the latter used
    when the
    is time).
  • The
    of
    (x): the
    unction
    the
    rate of change of
    ;
    , the
    unction
    the
    of the
    to the
    of
    . Written
    '(x) or (df)/(dx) in Leibniz's
    , ̇f(x) in Newton's
    (the latter used
    when the
    is time).
  • In Calculus:
  • One of the two
    of study in
    (the other being
    ), which
    the rate of change,
    , and other
    from the local
    of a function.
  • The value of such a
    for a given value of its
    : the rate of change of a
    at a point in its domain.
  • The
    that
    to their
    , usually
    D; the
    ifferential
    .
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