Derivative Definition

dĭ-rĭvə-tĭv
derivatives
adjective
Derived.
Webster's New World
Of derivation.
Webster's New World
Copied or adapted from others.
A highly derivative prose style.
American Heritage
Using or taken from other sources; not original.
Webster's New World

Imitative of the work of someone else.

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noun
derivatives
Something derived.
Webster's New World
A word formed from another or others by derivation.
Webster's New World
A contract, as an option or futures contract, whose value depends on the value of the securities, commodities, etc. that form the basis of the contract.
Webster's New World
The limiting value of the ratio of the change in a function to the corresponding change in its independent variable.
American Heritage
A substance derived from, or of such composition and properties that it may be considered as derived from, another substance by chemical change, esp. by the substitution of one or more elements or radicals.
Webster's New World
Antonyms:
other

(finance): option, warrant, swap, convertible security, convertible, convertible bond, credit default swap, credit line note, financial futures contract, financial future, total return swap.

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Other Word Forms of Derivative

Noun

Singular:
derivative
Plural:
derivatives

Origin of Derivative

  • From Middle French dérivatif, from Latin derivatus; see derive.

    From Wiktionary

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