derivative

Rank #8465 in frequency

Meanings & Definitions

noun

"Is this new medicine a derivative of the older one?"

"The artist's work was clearly a derivative of earlier masters"

"Many modern painkillers are derivatives of substances found in plants"

"Please calculate the derivative of this function for your homework"

"I feel so frustrated trying to understand these derivative concepts in calculus"

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