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deri·va·tion (der′ə vā′s̸hən)

noun

  1. a deriving or being derived
  2. descent or origination
  3. something derived; a derivative
  4. the source or origin of something
  5. the origin and development of a word; etymology
    1. Gram. the process of forming words from bases by the addition of affixes other than inflectional morphemes, or by internal phonetic change the derivation of “warmth” from “warm”
    2. Linguis. in generative grammar, the process of forming sentences

Etymology: ME derivacioun < L derivatio < pp. of derivare: see derive

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derivation

n.

root, source, beginning, descent; see etymology, origin 2.

derivation Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • equation: A detailed derivation of the equation is given here.
  • surname: Talk about her mother's family names the derivation of common British surnames.
  • formula: Characteristics of the Loan The derivation of the formula also reveals how the terms of the loan contract affect risk.
  • name: The willow tree refers to the derivation of the name Welwyn.
  • parameter: The derivation of the parameters used in that non-dimensional presentation is also explained.
  • word: I wonder what the derivation of the word is?

Converse of object

  • simplify: This in turn will simplify the derivation of design principles based on these variables.
  • suggest: In some cases a suggested derivation of the name of the farm or house has been included.
  • explain: This Comments section is therefore very important in explaining the derivation of the overall score from this more complex underlying pattern.
  • indicate: Indicates plausible derivations from the words in the spelling list.
  • allow: The basic method followed is a new variant of the classical method which allows the simultaneous derivation of the associated series results.

Adjective modifier

  • mathematical: Here, the mathematical derivation, which involves matrix algebra, will be followed first, in two dimensions to make things easier.
  • uncertain: The name of the latter parish is of very uncertain derivation.
  • logical: Once we arrive at the concept of human action, Mises ' deductive logical derivations can come into play.
  • automatic: The approach is based on qualitative deviation models for the automatic derivation of on-board diagnostics based on decision trees.
  • formal: This will first be dealt with in a qualitative way, then a description of the formal mathematical derivation will be given.
  • alternative: I prefer an alternative derivation from Latin " rem legere " meaning the " right thing " that one has to choose.

Modifies a noun

  • tree: Similar derivation trees are commonly used to describe the syntax of sentences in English.

Noun used with modifier

  • stem: The point is that we don't yet know which method of stem cell derivation will be the best.
  • cell: The point is that we don't yet know which method of stem cell derivation will be the best.