derivation
derivation
Definition
deri·va·tion (der′ə vā′s̸hən)
noun
- a deriving or being derived
- descent or origination
- something derived; a derivative
- the source or origin of something
- the origin and development of a word; etymology
- 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”
- Linguis. in generative grammar, the process of forming sentences
Etymology: ME derivacioun < L derivatio < pp. of derivare: see derive
derivation
Synonyms
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
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