Definition of Derivative
Derivative
de·riv·a·tive
Definition/Meaning
(noun)
something that is derived or based on another source;
e.g. This new engine design is a derivative of my older, well-known designs.
(noun)
a word that is formed on the basis of another word or base;
e.g. The word "childish" is a derivative of the word "child".
(adjective)
quality of being formed based off of another word;
e.g. The word "childish" is an example of a derivative word.
(adjective)
made up of derived elements from another source;
e.g. The philosopher introduced a derivative philosophy based off of the Bayes' theorem.
(adjective)
lacking originality;
e.g. The dance team had a derivative performance that was similar to what they had done for last year's competition.
(noun)
in mathematics, it is the expression that represents the rate of change of a mathematical function with respect to a variable;
e.g. The calculus problem asked to find the derivative of the two listed functions.
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