derivative
- Adjective. Imitative of the work of someone else.
- Adjective. (legal, copyright) Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.
- Adjective. (finance) Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.
- Adjective. Lacking originality.
- Noun. Something derived.
- Noun. (linguistics) A word that derives from another one.
- Noun. (finance) A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.
- Noun. (chemistry) A chemical derived from another.
- Noun. (calculus) The derived function of a function.
- Noun. (calculus) The value of this function for a given value of its independent variable.
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