Noun

  1. the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); “he prefers shoes of Italian derivation”; “music of Turkish derivation”
    • Less specific
      • beginning
      • origin
      • root
      • rootage
      • source
    • Related
      • derive
      • come
      • descend
      • derive
      • derive
      • educe
  2. (historical linguistics) an explanation of the historical origins of a word or phrase
    • Synonyms
      • deriving
      • etymologizing
    • Less specific
      • explanation
      • account
    • Related
      • etymologize
      • etymologise
      • derive
      • derive
    • Topic Members
      • historical linguistics
      • diachronic linguistics
      • diachrony
  3. a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions
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      • inference
      • illation
    • Related
      • deduce
      • infer
      • deduct
      • derive
  4. (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; “singer’ from sing’ or undo’ from do’ are examples of derivations”
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      • linguistic process
    • More specific
      • eponymy
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      • derive
    • Topic Members
      • descriptive linguistics
  5. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline
    • Synonyms
      • ancestry
      • lineage
      • filiation
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      • inheritance
      • hereditary pattern
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      • origin
      • descent
      • extraction
      • pedigree
      • bloodline
    • Attributes
      • purebred
      • crossbred
    • Related
      • derive
      • come
      • descend
  6. drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body
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      • drawing
      • drawing off
  7. drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation
    • Less specific
      • drawing
      • drawing off
  8. the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin
    • Less specific
      • act
      • deed
      • human action
      • human activity

derivation - LookUp

noun

  1. the action of obtaining something from a source or origin observation

Linguistics the formation of a word from another word or from a root in the same or another language

  1. Linguistics the set of stages that link a sentence in a natural language to its underlying logical form

  2. Mathematics the process of deducing a new formula, theorem, etc., from previously accepted statements

Mathematics a sequence of statements showing that a formula, theorem, etc., is a consequence of previously accepted statements

Origin

late Middle English (denoting the drawing of a fluid, especially pus or blood; also in the sense formation of a word from another word ): from Latin derivatio(n- ), from the verb derivare (see derive )

Thesaurus

Noun

  1. the derivation of universal laws from empirical observation

Similar Words: deriving induction deduction deducing inferring inference gathering gleaning drawing out extraction eliciting eduction

  1. the derivation of the word ‘toff’

Similar Words: origin etymology source root etymon provenance fountainhead wellspring origination beginning foundation basis cause ancestry descent genealogy development evolution extraction

Urban Dictionary

1. In calculus, the slope of a function at a point. It is found by taking the limit of (f(x + h) - f(x)) / ((x + h) - x) where h (also seen as delta x) approaches 0.

Notations for a derivative include dy/dx and f'(x) (f prime of x)

2. The mathematical incarnation of Satan Himself

f(x) = 3x^3 - 4x^2 + 2x -6 //function f'(x) = 9x^2 - 8x + 2 //first derivative f''(x) = 18x - 8 //second derivative f'''(x) = 18 //third derivative

  1. Teacher: Today, we’re going to do derivatives Math book, as ceiling clouds over and turns red: MAY THE DEMONIC ARMIES OF HELL MARCH ACROSS YOUR MORTAL PLANE, CREATION CHAOS AND DESTRUCTION AND DRINKING THE BLOOD OF THE INNOCENT AND- Math teacher: Change of plans! We’re going to rock out to Zeppelin and have a LAN party on the school’s sweet new laptops for the next hour! Students: Hooray!