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Meaning of derivative

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  derivative
      adj 1: 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}, {derivative},
           {differential coefficient}, {differential}, {first
           derivative}]
      2: a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from,
         another compound
      3: a financial instrument whose value is based on another
         security [syn: {derivative instrument}, {derivative}]
      4: (linguistics) a word that is derived from another word;
         "`electricity' is a derivative of `electric'"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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