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DERIVATIVE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx
Synonyms:
derivative; derived function; differential; differential coefficient; first derivative
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("derivative" is a kind of...):
calculation; computation; figuring; reckoning (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "derivative"):
curvature (the rate of change (at a point) of the angle between a curve and a tangent to the curve)
partial; partial derivative (the derivative of a function of two or more variables with respect to a single variable while the other variables are considered to be constant)
Derivation:
derivative (resulting from or employing derivation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(linguistics) a word that is derived from another word
Example:
'electricity' is a derivative of 'electric'
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("derivative" is a kind of...):
word (a unit of language that native speakers can identify)
Domain category:
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Derivation:
derivative (resulting from or employing derivation)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A financial instrument whose value is based on another security
Synonyms:
derivative; derivative instrument
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("derivative" is a kind of...):
instrument; legal document; legal instrument; official document ((law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "derivative"):
futures contract (an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date)
option (the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited)
Derivation:
derivative (resulting from or employing derivation)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("derivative" is a kind of...):
chemical compound; compound ((chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Resulting from or employing derivation
Example:
a highly derivative prose style
Classified under:
Similar:
derived (formed or developed from something else; not original)
Derivation:
derivative (the result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx)
derivative ((linguistics) a word that is derived from another word)
derivative (a financial instrument whose value is based on another security)
derive (develop or evolve from a latent or potential state)
derive (come from)
derive (come from; be connected by a relationship of blood, for example)
Context examples:
A benzothiadiazine-sulfonamide derivative belonging to the class of the thiazide diuretics.
(Methyclothiazide, NCI Thesaurus)
A purine derivative with antineoplastic and anti-angiogenic properties. 6-methylmercaptopurine riboside (6-MMPR) inhibits amidophosphoribosyltransferase, the first committed step in de novo purine synthesis, and inhibits fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF2)-induced cell proliferation.
(Methylmercaptopurine Riboside, NCI Thesaurus)
A sulphonamide-derivative with thiazide-like diuretic activity.
(Meticrane, NCI Thesaurus)
A derivative of isoniazid, a synthetic derivative of nicotinic acid, with antituberculosis properties.
(Methaniazide, NCI Thesaurus)
An oral suspension containing the thiopurine-derivative antimetabolite 6-mercaptopurine, with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Mercaptopurine Oral Suspension, NCI Thesaurus)
A synthetic derivative of progesterone with antiestrogenic activity.
(Megestrol, NCI Thesaurus)
A phenylalanine derivative of nitrogen mustard with antineoplastic activity.
(Melphalan, NCI Thesaurus)
The anhydrous form of mercaptopurine, a thiopurine-derivative antimetabolite with antineoplastic and immunosuppressive activities.
(Mercaptopurine Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)
A niacin derivative and nicotinic acid analog with activity as a hypolipidemic agent.
(Acipimox, NCI Thesaurus)
A novel pyrrolopyrimidine derivative, and an orally available inhibitor of the serine/threonine protein kinase AKT (protein kinase B) with potential antineoplastic activity.
(Akt inhibitor AZD5363, NCI Thesaurus)
