derivative

Derivat ('descendant', from Latin derivare ' to derive' ) stands for:

• Aero-derivative , a gas turbine derived from an aviation jet engine
• Derivative (chemistry) , special chemical compound
• Derivation (linguistics) , in linguistics a word formed by derivation or the result of sentence generation
• Derivation (mathematics) , a map that satisfies the product rule
• Derivative (medicine) , in medicine: blood fraction
• Spin-off (software development) , a computer program that is derived from another program or that was split off during its development
• Derivative (economy) , a financial instrument, the price of which depends on or is derived from the price of other products

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Wiktionary: derivative  - explanations of meanings, word origins, synonyms, translations

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