derivative

 
Pronunciation: /dɪˈrɪvətɪv/

adjective

  • 1imitative 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 [attributive] (of a financial product) having a value deriving from an underlying variable asset: equity-based derivative products

noun

  • 1something which is based on another source: the aircraft is a derivative of the Falcon 20G
  • 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’
  • a substance that is derived chemically from a specified compound: crack is a highly addictive cocaine derivative
  • 2 (often derivatives) a financial product (such as a future, option, or warrant) whose value derives from and is dependent on the value of an underlying asset: [as modifier]: the derivatives market
  • 3 Mathematics an expression representing the rate of change of a function with respect to an independent variable.

Derivatives

derivatively

adverb

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)