derivative

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Just as a derivative is a tangent to a curve, a partial derivative is is a tangent plane to a surface.

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  1. adjective Resulting from or employing derivation: a derivative word; a derivative process.
  2. adjective Copied or adapted from others: a highly derivative prose style.
  3. noun Something derived.

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  • One kind of derivative might be a contract that allows you to buy oil at a given price six months from now. —  Indybay newswire
  • Today, we are going to investigate the derivative a little bit more … Since the derivative is a rate of change, we need to discuss how it is that we say functions are changing: A function can be either increasing, decreasing or neither. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • Crucially, a derivative is a product that you can invest in without having to own, allowing people to take bets on anything from the future direction of currencies and markets to the weather. —  Personal finance and money news, analysis and comment | guardian.co.uk
  • But, in short, a derivative is a bet on the stock market. —  Indymedia Ireland
  • If the derivative is a hedge, depending on the nature of the hedge, changes in the fair value of the derivative will either be offset against the change in fair value of the hedged assets, liabilities or firm commitments through earnings or recognized in other comprehensive income until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
 

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  1. = French déri-vatif = Spanish Portuguese Italian derivativo, from Late Latin derivativus, derivative (in grammatical sense), from Latin derivare, derive: see derive.
 

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/dəˈrɪvətɪv/
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