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Word: Derivative
Speech Type: Adjective
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)
dɪˈrɪvətɪv
imitative of the work of another artist, writer, etc., and usually disapproved of for that reason
Short Definition:imitative of another's work
Examples:- an artist who is not in the slightest bit derivative
(of a product) having a value deriving from an underlying variable asset
Short Definition:having value deriving from variable asset
Examples:- equity-based derivative products
Word: Derivative
Speech Type: Noun
dɪˈrɪvətɪv
something which is based on another source
Short Definition:thing derived from another source
Examples:- the aircraft is a derivative of the Falcon 20G
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
Short Definition:derivative financial product
Examples:- the derivatives market
an expression representing the rate of change of a function with respect to an independent variable.
Short Definition:mathematical expression
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