derivative
/dəˈrɪvətɪv/
noun
- Something that comes from or is based on another source, often with changes.
- The movie is a derivative of a popular novel.
- This new sauce is a derivative of the original recipe, with added spices.
- Many English words are derivatives of Latin or Greek roots.
- A financial product whose value depends on the value of another asset, such as a stock or commodity.
- A derivative can be risky because its value is tied to something else.
- Investors use derivatives to hedge against price changes in the stock market.
- The bank offers trading in derivatives like futures and options.
- In mathematics, a measure of how a function changes as its input changes; the slope of a curve at a point.
- To find the slope of the curve at x=2, you calculate the derivative.
- The derivative of x squared is 2x.
- In calculus, the derivative of a function tells you its rate of change.
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adjective
- Imitative or based on something else, often lacking originality.
- The band's new album sounds derivative of 80s pop music.
- Her speech felt derivative, repeating ideas from the textbook.
- The artist's style was criticized as derivative, copying famous painters.
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