Words Like DERIVATIVE

We have put together a list of words that are similar to DERIVATIVE.

9 Alternative Words Similar to derivative

1 Calculation Noun      Synonym Words Like Calculation
2 Computation Noun      Synonym Words Like Computation
3 Figuring Noun      Synonym Words Like Figuring
4 Instrument Noun      Synonym Words Like Instrument
5 Reckoning Noun      Synonym Words Like Reckoning
6 Secondary Adjective      Synonym Words Like Secondary
7 Compound Noun      Hypernym Words Like Compound
8 Option Noun      Hyponym Words Like Option
9 Partial Noun      Hyponym Words Like Partial

3 examples of derivative

1 a derivative conveyance; a derivative word.
2 thus, the amido compounds are derivatives of ammonia, and the hydrocarbons are derivatives of methane, benzene, etc.
3 a highly derivative prose style

10 definitions of derivative

1 Obtained by derivation; derived; not radical, original, or fundamental; originating, deduced, or formed from something else; secondary
2 Hence, unoriginal (said of art or other intellectual products.
3 That which is derived; anything obtained or deduced from another.
4 A word formed from another word, by a prefix or suffix, an internal modification, or some other change; a word which takes its origin from a root.
5 A chord, not fundamental, but obtained from another by inversion; or, vice versa, a ground tone or root implied in its harmonics in an actual chord.
6 An agent which is adapted to produce a derivation (in the medical sense).
7 A derived function; a function obtained from a given function by a certain algebraic process.
8 A substance so related to another substance by modification or partial substitution as to be regarded as derived from it
9 resulting from or employing derivation
10 a compound obtained from, or regarded as derived from, another compound
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