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1.
resulting from or employing derivation
a derivative process
a highly derivative prose style
'derivative' - used as a noun
2.
the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
3.
a financial instrument whose value is based on another security
4.
(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
'electricity' is a derivative of 'electric'
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