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derivative

Definitions

A word or thing that has been developed or obtained from another source.

A financial instrument whose value is based on the performance of an underlying asset, index, or interest rate.

A measure of how a function changes as the input changes, representing the instantaneous rate of change.

Examples

The film was criticized for being a derivative work that lacked any original ideas.

In calculus, the derivative of a function measures how the output changes as the input changes.

Synonyms

unoriginal imitative copied secondary trite hackneyed banal

Antonyms

original innovative creative inventive unique pioneering novel