DERIVATIVES | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Derivative

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

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)

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: dɪˈrɪvətɪv
Dialects: British English
Definition:

something which is based on another source

Short Definition:

thing derived from another source

Examples:
  • the aircraft is a derivative of the Falcon 20G
Definition:

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
Definition:

an expression representing the rate of change of a function with respect to an independent variable.

Short Definition:

mathematical expression

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