derivation
noun
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- The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.
- (genealogy, linguistics) The act of tracing origin or descent; an instance thereof (for example, an etymology).
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dérivation,
dérivé
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derive
verb
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- (transitive, linguistics) To find the derivation of (a word or phrase).
- (transitive, chemistry) To create (a compound) from another by means of a reaction.
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dériver
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- (intransitive) To originate or stem (from).
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dériver,
découler
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- (transitive, logic) To deduce (a conclusion) by reasoning.
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déduire,
conclure
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- (transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
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tirer,
trouver
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derivative
noun
/dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/
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/ɖɪˈraj.veʈɪv/
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- The value of such a derived function for a given value of its independent variable: the rate of change of a function at a point in its domain.
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dérivée,
dérivé
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- (chemistry) A chemical derived from another.
- (calculus) One of the two fundamental objects of study in calculus (the other being integration), which quantifies the rate of change, tangency, and other qualities arising from the local behavior of a function.
- (of a function of a single variable f(x)) The derived function of f(x): the function giving the instantaneous rate of change of f; equivalently, the function giving the slope of the line tangent to the graph of f. Written f'(x) or \frac{df}{dx} in Leibniz's notation, \dot{f}(x) in Newton's notation (the latter used particularly when the independent variable is time).
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dérivé
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- (of more general classes of functions) Any of several related generalizations of the derivative: the directional derivative, partial derivative, Fréchet derivative, functional derivative, etc.
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dérivée
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dérivé,
dérivée
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derivative
adjective
/dɪˈɹɪvətɪv/
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/ɖɪˈraj.veʈɪv/
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/ˈɖɛrɪveʈɪv/
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- Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.
- (legal, copyright) Referring to a work, such as a translation or adaptation, based on another work that may be subject to copyright restrictions.
- (finance) Having a value that depends on an underlying asset of variable value.
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dérivé
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derivational
adjective
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- (grammar) Of or pertaining to derivation; relating to that which is derived.
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dérivationnel
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