How to pronounce “derivative”

Meaning

• [Adjective]
• Obtained by derivation; not radical, original, or fundamental.
• Imitative of the work of someone else.
• (law, copyright law) 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.
• [Noun]
• Something derived.
• (linguistics) A word formed by derivation, such as stylish from style.
• (finance) A financial instrument whose value depends on the valuation of an underlying asset; such as a warrant, an option etc.
• (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.

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