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   derivative

   /dɪˈrɪvətɪv/

   adjective

   • 1. imitative of the work of another artist, writer, etc., and usually disapproved of for that reason: "an artist who is not in the slightest bit derivative"
   • ▪ originating from, based on, or influenced by: "Darwin's work is derivative of the moral philosophers"
   • 2. (of a product) having a value deriving from an underlying variable asset: "equity-based derivative products"

   noun

   • 1. something which is based on another source: "the aircraft is a derivative of the Falcon 20G" Similar by-productspin-offoffshootsubsidiary product
   • ▪ a word derived from another or from a root in the same or another language: "‘fly-tip’ is a derivative of the phrase ‘on the fly’" Similar derived worddescendant
   • ▪ a substance that is derived chemically from a specified compound: "crack is a highly addictive cocaine derivative" Similar by-productspin-offoffshootsubsidiary product
   • 2. an arrangement or product (such as a future, option, or warrant) whose value derives from and is dependent on the value of an underlying asset, such as a commodity, currency, or security: "the derivatives market"
   • 3. an expression representing the rate of change of a function with respect to an independent variable.

   Word Origin late Middle English (in the adjective sense ‘having the power to draw off’, and in the noun sense ‘a word derived from another’): from French dérivatif, -ive, from Latin derivativus, from derivare (see derive).

   Derivatives

   • 1. derivatively adverb

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